NHS: Data Debate

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Lord Patel

Main Page: Lord Patel (Crossbench - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th January 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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The arrangements for sharing between departments are overseen by the Information Commissioner. The rules are set by a combination of the digital health technology standards set by NHSX and guidance given to practitioners through the data security and protection toolkit. These provide the rules for inter-departmental sharing; I would be glad to provide copies to the noble Lord if that would be helpful.

Lord Patel Portrait Lord Patel (CB)
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My Lords, what framework and governance mechanism do the Government have in place to share the 100,000 Genomes Project information with pharmaceutical companies to develop targeted drugs?

Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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I am afraid I do not have those precise arrangements to hand. I would be glad to track them down and write to the noble Lord.