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<p>There are security and legislative protections in place to protect patient data,
and ensure data is used across the health and social care system in a safe, secure,
and legal way. This includes data protection rules which prevent National Health Service
employees from disclosing addresses of victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Each organisation’s
terms and conditions of employment include strict guidelines on how staff handle and
protect patients’ information. Staff must also be regularly trained in information
governance responsibilities. Professional bodies such as the General Medical Council
also set out standards which their members must meet.</p><p>General practices have
two options if they are worried that having access to their record might cause harm
to a patient or another individual. They can either redact specific items on the record,
or disable patient access entirely.</p>
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