§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if patient consent is required before identifiable health information held by his Department is shared with other Government Departments. [22911]
§ Mr. HoramThe Department of Health does not routinely hold information about individual patients. The sharing of any such information is covered by the Department's guidance, "The Protection and Use of Patient Information", published on 7 March, copies of which are available in the Library.