Legal obligations to collect and use information
In the circumstances where we are required to use personal identifiable information we will only do this if:
- The information is necessary for your direct healthcare, or
- We have received explicit consent from you to use your information for a specific purpose, or
- There is an overriding public interest in using the information:
- in order to safeguard an individual,
- to prevent a serious crime
- in the case of Public Health or other emergencies, to protect the health and safety of others, or
- There is a legal requirement that allows or compels us to use or provide information (e.g. a formal court order or legislation), or
- We have permission from the Secretary of State for Health to use certain confidential patient identifiable information when it is necessary for our work.