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The Caldicott Committee's Report on the Review of Patient-Identifiable Information, usually referred to as the Caldicott Report, was a review commissioned in 1997 by the Chief Medical Officer of England due to increasing worries concerning the use of patient information in the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales and the need to avoid the undermining of confidentiality because of ...
The Second Caldicott Report, chaired by Dame Fiona Caldicott, defined direct care as: A clinical, social or public health activity concerned with the prevention, investigation and treatment of illness and the alleviation of suffering of an identified individual. It includes supporting individuals’ ability to function and improve their ...
The report made several recommendations, one of which was the appointment of Caldicott guardians, members of staff with a responsibility to ensure that patient data are kept secure: Recommendation 3 : A senior person should be nominated in each NHS organisation, including the Department of Health and associated agencies, to act as a "guardian".
A main committee was set up under Caldicott's Chair and there were four separate working groups; the committee was known as the Caldicott Committee, responsible for reviewing all patient-identifiable information, which passes from NHS organisations to other NHS or non-NHS bodies for purposes other than direct care, medical research, or where ...
A health care provider determines a diagnosis by assessing whether symptoms are persistent, pervasive and inappropriate according to one’s developmental stage, and whether they interfere with a ...
The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) was a care pathway in the United Kingdom (excluding Wales) covering palliative care options for patients in the final days or hours of life. It was developed to help doctors and nurses provide quality end-of-life care , to transfer quality end-of-life care from the hospice to hospital setting.
Last year, geneticist Evelyn Witkin won the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for her work on DNA's reaction to damage. Angela Creager, a professor in the history of science at Princeton University, was thrilled to see Witkin's accomplishments recognized, but believes her work should be better known.
Every generation views their health and wellness differently. For older Americans, mental health diagnoses are becoming more prevalent. Between 2019 and 2023, the 65+ age group collectively ...