Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the General Data Protection Regulation on (a) pharmacists, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists, (d) general practitioners and (e) other NHS primary care contractors.
It is the responsibility of each organisation to ensure their compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation which comes into effect on 25 May 2018. For the past year we have been working alongside system partners across health and social care in developing a comprehensive suite of guidance products to help organisations recognise their obligations and help put effective governance and risk management arrangements in place from 25 May. These guidance materials are available to all health and care organisations on the NHS Digital website and will include guidance to general practice, optometry, pharmaceutical and dental organisations. In addition, there is considerable information and guidance available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.