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Publication #8472
Reference
Name
Key Information Summary (KIS) – Letter of clarification – protected data
Categories
Scottish Government
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Health Boards
General Practitioners
Key Information Summary
KIS
Clinical Care
Legislation
Protected Data
Description
This letter is written in relation to earlier guidance from Scottish Government which informs General Practitioners that explicit consent is no longer required to share KIS under UK GDPR 2018, which changed the legal basis for the purposes of sharing data for clinical care purposes.
A point of clarification has been sought on how that change interacts with earlier, separate pieces of legislation in relation to some protected data. Clarification was also requested on where responsibility lies in relation to data sharing between Health Boards and GPs as data controllers.
Contact Name
Justin Hayes
Contact Email
Contact Address
Created
2025-06-05 08:46:00
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