GDPR and what it means for healthcare providers

Later this month, GDPR will come into effect. The biggest change to data and data storage since the Data Protection Act, its impact will be profound and wide-reaching. Data specialist Andrew Chilvers explains what it means for you€¦

By Andrew Chilvers On 4 May 2018 Last updated 6 Oct 2022

From May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will significantly change the way healthcare organisations use and store all their personal information. The changes for data protection will be the biggest across Europe since 1995 and the UK since the Data Protection Act (DPA) in 1998. Most data security professionals agree it’s a radical change and long overdue. Keeping confidential information about staff and patients secure is a responsibility all healthcare providers have taken seriously for years. Indeed, the DPA underpins much of the GDPR, but with a crucial difference; while organisations were encouraged to comply with the

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