If you are planning to have treatment in a private hospital, I would strongly advise that you question the staff closely about what guarantees will be given on patient confidentiality. This applies whether you are going to be a private patient or are an NHS patient due to receive treatment in a private hospital. If you are going to be a paying patient then consider getting legal advice on making patient confidentiality a term of your contract with the private hospital.
Monthly Archives: November 2017
BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY – UPDATE 2
I complained to the healthcare provider which is currently contracted to perform certain NHS operations about the breach of confidentiality. Below is part of the reply I received:
” . . . I can confirm that no one at [. . . . .] has ever had access to any of your counselling notes. The medical records we have are only in relation to the consultation and treatment for your foot. . . . We hold a tracker of any NHS notes requested from [NHS healthcare provider’s name] and this demonstrates that your NHS notes have never been ordered from them.”