3,000 practices at risk of GDPR breach due to new childhood vaccine data system

Over 3,000 GP practices are at risk of breaching the Data Protection Act due to a new childhood vaccination data system.  The BMA warned around 3,300 practices could be affected by the new extraction system, which is used to share data with the Child Health Information Service (CHIS).  The concerns revolve around the principle of data minimisation, which requires systems to hold the minimum amount of personal infromation needed to fulfil the purpose, but no more. Hide related content:  Show related contentread more
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