The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Data rights increase for all
New regulations around Data Protection come into force on 25 May 2018.
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) enhance individual rights in relation to how their personal information is kept.
This will mean significant changes for staff and patients in NHS Lanarkshire.
Information governance manager Michelle Nobes said: “The introduction of GDPR will have a big impact on how we manage personal information. People will be able access their information much more easily and will also have more say on how their information can be used.
“This will apply to the information we hold about our patients and also the information we hold about our staff.”
NHS Lanarkshire must be fully compliant with GDPR by 25 May.
More guidance around GDPR will be issued over the next few months and staff should look out for updates in the weekly staff briefing and on FirstPort.
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