Data protection in the NHS: what new regulation means for you
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Data protection in the NHS: what new regulation means for you

Daniel Allen Freelance health writer

Senior nurses are being urged to see the General Data Protection Regulation as a chance to bolster patient confidence in how digital information about them and their care is used

Don’t panic. That’s the message from Dawn Monaghan, head of data sharing and privacy for NHS Digital, regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into action on 25 May.

Nursing Management. 25, 2, 8-10. doi: 10.7748/nm.25.2.8.s7

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