What plans he has to allow patients, consumers and parents to consent to, or to be aware of, those uses and disclosures of personal information that are not obvious at the time the citizen provides the information.

What plans he has to allow patients, consumers and parents to consent to, or to be aware of, those uses and disclosures of personal information that are not obvious at the time the citizen provides the information.

What action he intends to take with regard to the code of practice on the confidentiality of personal health information in the light of the Seventh Report of the Data Protection Registrar.

What action he intends to take with regard to the code of practice on the confidentiality of personal health information in the light of the Seventh Report of the Data Protection Registrar.

If the Government will bring forward legislation to provide better information for patients about medical treatment.

If the Government will bring forward legislation to provide better information for patients about medical treatment.

What measures his Department is taking to ensure that questions regarding medical treatment, whenever the patient requests such information, are answered in a prompt, accurate and comprehensive form.

What measures his Department is taking to ensure that questions regarding medical treatment, whenever the patient requests such information, are answered in a prompt, accurate and comprehensive form.

What plans he has to allow a patient to consent to, or to be aware of, those uses and disclosures of personal information that are not obvious at the time the patient provides the information.

What plans he has to allow a patient to consent to, or to be aware of, those uses and disclosures of personal information that are not obvious at the time the patient provides the information.

Whether he will list the items of data that comprise the contract minimum data set; what representations his Department has received as to whether the current procedures surrounding the security of the data set are adequate; what plans he has to indemnify health authorities should an individual be awarded compensation...

Whether he will list the items of data that comprise the contract minimum data set; what representations his Department has received as to whether the current procedures surrounding the security of the data set are adequate; what plans he has to indemnify health authorities should an individual be awarded compensation...

What steps his Department takes in conjunction with health authorities and regions and others to guard against the unauthorised release to the Press and media of confidential information about day or in-patients attending mental hospitals or treatment centres.

What steps his Department takes in conjunction with health authorities and regions and others to guard against the unauthorised release to the Press and media of confidential information about day or in-patients attending mental hospitals or treatment centres.

What steps he is taking to ensure that parents throughout the United Kingdom possess a standardised health record for each of their children.

What steps he is taking to ensure that parents throughout the United Kingdom possess a standardised health record for each of their children.

If he will make it his policy to require ethics committees to maintain long-term storage of the records of people involved in scientific clinical trials to enable long-term follow up to be carried out if it later emerges that this should be done to check for an unexpected long-term, or...

If he will make it his policy to require ethics committees to maintain long-term storage of the records of people involved in scientific clinical trials to enable long-term follow up to be carried out if it later emerges that this should be done to check for an unexpected long-term, or...

What percentage of patients using National Health Service doctors' surgeries or receiving National Health Service treatment are asked to give their National Health Service number. - Not collected centrally.

What percentage of patients using National Health Service doctors' surgeries or receiving National Health Service treatment are asked to give their National Health Service number. - Not collected centrally.

How many new National Health Service numbers have been issued over the last three years. - Inc tables.

How many new National Health Service numbers have been issued over the last three years. - Inc tables.

If he will set out the guidance issued by his Department on a patient's right of access to medical records. - Ref to NHS guidance "Access to Health Records Act 1990 - A Guide for the NHS" (copy in Library).

If he will set out the guidance issued by his Department on a patient's right of access to medical records. - Ref to NHS guidance "Access to Health Records Act 1990 - A Guide for the NHS" (copy in Library).

On what date he received the letter dated 4th July 1991 from the honourable Member for Birmingham, Erdington, concerning Mr A. P. Faulkner; on what date he sent a substantive reply; and what factors determined the length of time it took to provide the substantive reply.

On what date he received the letter dated 4th July 1991 from the honourable Member for Birmingham, Erdington, concerning Mr A. P. Faulkner; on what date he sent a substantive reply; and what factors determined the length of time it took to provide the substantive reply.

If he will conduct an investigation into the reasons why health authorities are failing to keep accurate records of the number of young people admitted to psychiatric care.

If he will conduct an investigation into the reasons why health authorities are failing to keep accurate records of the number of young people admitted to psychiatric care.

Pursuant to 192 c446W, how many women delivered in England during the financial year 1990-91; and how many (a) complete and (b) incomplete delivery records have been included in the Maternity Hospital Episode System data file for 1990-91. - 1990-91 birth registration & 1990-91 hospital episode statistics data have yet...

Pursuant to 192 c446W, how many women delivered in England during the financial year 1990-91; and how many (a) complete and (b) incomplete delivery records have been included in the Maternity Hospital Episode System data file for 1990-91. - 1990-91 birth registration & 1990-91 hospital episode statistics data have yet...

If he will ensure that families of service personnel who die on training exercises are provided on request with full medical records of a deceased person, including the autopsy report.

If he will ensure that families of service personnel who die on training exercises are provided on request with full medical records of a deceased person, including the autopsy report.