title: Personal data protection in health and social services Personal data protection in health and social services Pearce P et al Croom Helm 134pp £8.95 0-7099-3681-8 [Formula: see text].
abstract: The Data Protection Act, of all the Acts of Parliament that have been placed upon the Statute book in recent years is, arguably, likely to have the most profound effect upon the day-to-day work of nurses. It is true to say that the full impact of the Data Protection Act is yet to be experienced, but it is essential that its implications are understood.