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Medical Records: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts adhere to national guidelines on the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of medical records.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Nov 2024
Target answer date
12 Nov 2024
Answer
14 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts adhere to national guidelines on the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of medical records.

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Each National Health Service trust is a data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018, and therefore responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their records. To assist trusts in fulfilling these responsibilities, a range of guidance and ...

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