What is considered patient identifiable data?

What is considered patient identifiable data?

A generic term for personal or location data (e.g., name, address and postcode) that allow a patient to be identified, but also various combination of data, even where the name and address are not included.

Are NHS numbers confidential?

NHS number on its own is not Confidential Patient Information – it is an administrative number assigned by the NHS. However, for someone with access to other NHS data it can act as the key to identify an individual. As for NHS number, name and date of birth, this is not Confidential Patient Information.

What is the format of an NHS number?

An NHS number is a 10-digit number, like 485 777 3456. Your NHS number is unique to you. It helps healthcare staff and service providers identify you correctly and match your details to your health records. If you have an NHS number, it does not mean you’re automatically entitled to the free use of all NHS services.

What is considered confidential patient information?

A. Essentially any information that is patient-identifiable, even the patient’s address, is confidential and must be protected. Only when the patient has agreed may it be used or disclosed for specific purposes.

Can someone use your NHS Number?

Who can use this service. This service is for anyone living in England who has forgotten or does not know their NHS number. You can use this service for someone else.

What can someone do with your NHS Number?

Benefits of using the NHS Number

• accurately links the patient to their record.
• enables transfer of patient records electronically using GP2GP.
• enables referrals using the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS)
• helps the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) send electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacists.

Can you have 2 NHS Numbers?

A duplicate is where 2 or more NHS Numbers exist for one NHS patient. When duplicate NHS Numbers are confirmed the records are merged, leaving the patient with a single unique NHS Number. The outcome of the investigation is reported to the primary healthcare provider for the patient concerned.

Can your doctor disclose patient information?

Medical ethics rules, state laws, and the federal law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), generally require doctors and their staff to keep patients’ medical records confidential unless the patient allows the doctor’s office to disclose them.

What kind of data does the NHS have?

Your health records contain a type of data called confidential patient information. This data can be used to help with research and planning.

Can a NHS number be used to identify an individual?

This is identifiable, but it does not reveal anything about an individual’s health, care or treatment. NHS number on its own is not Confidential Patient Information – it is an administrative number assigned by the NHS. However, for someone with access to other NHS data it can act as the key to identify an individual.

What is confidential patient information in the NHS?

The following is an extract from the NHS Act 2006 Sec 251 defining Confidential Patient Information: (a) information (however recorded) which relates to the physical or mental health or condition of an individual, to the diagnosis of his condition or to his care or treatment, and

Is the NHS number and date of birth confidential?

However, for someone with access to other NHS data it can act as the key to identify an individual. It is for that reason that it is protected by safeguards. As for NHS number, name and date of birth, this is not Confidential Patient Information.