title: Data protection rights and preserving confidentiality.
abstract: The last two articles considered the right of others under Data Protection legislation to access a patient's records and the right to access medical reports for employment or insurance purposes. This article considers the duty of confidentiality and the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, which protect the confidentiality of health records.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000941:ethics; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032781:Codes of Ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016494:Computer Security / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004651:Employment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom