Records and Data Protection

Medical Ethics and Law
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Good medical records are the main evidence of what was done and why, and the health information in them is special category data protected by UK data protection law.

In sport the questions are who holds the records, how they are shared with a club or performance staff, and what happens when an athlete moves on. This page builds on Confidentiality in Sport and on Duty of Care, Consent and Records.

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