Patients: Privacy

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue updated guidance to NHS trusts on protecting patient confidentiality in shared hospital wards, including the use of patient identifiers, bedside information displays and t

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1. 13 July 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue updated guidance to NHS trusts on protecting patient confidentiality in shared hospital wards, including the use of patient identifiers, bedside information displays and t

   Source: Commons

2. 3 September 2026

   Answer

   National Health Service organisations are responsible for ensuring that they meet their legal and professional obligations in relation to patient confidentiality and the privacy of patients receiving care. This includes compliance with data protection leg...

   Source: Written answer

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