November 2021

Privacy Officer Tasks

With the release of DLM 800, In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to ensure appropriate governance of actions is maintained, your practice designated Privacy Officer(s) will now receive the following in Daybook or Tasks:

  • A task requiring action - A full alert:
    • When patient data is deleted.
    • When a transferred out patient record is accessed, more than 28 days after being deducted.
  • An announcement - A warning:
    • When a transferred out patient record is accessed less than 29 days after being deducted.
    • When a transferred out patient record is accessed as a result of running a report.

The Privacy Officer(s) must check announcements and tasks of this type to ensure the actions are valid and, where a task is raised, select Complete to confirm it has been checked.

The information provided is:

  • Date and time of the action.
  • The staff member logged on.
  • The reason entered.

See the Vision 3 DLM 800 Release Guide for full details.