Security and Confidentiality
How will you protect my confidentiality?
By law, everyone working for or on behalf of the NHS must respect your confidentiality and keep all information about you secure.
All health records are private and personal, so it is the top priority of the NHS to make the process of accessing your electronic information secure.
The NHS Care Records Service will use the strongest national and international security measures for handling your information. These measures make sure that your information is stored safely, stays private and is accessed appropriately.
Your rights to privacy and the commitment of the NHS to protect them are detailed in the leaflet entitled The Care Record Guarantee: Our Guarantee for NHS Care Records in England.
