what appears to be being said here is that, if GPs took the decision to “opt out” their patients from care.data, without writing to inform them, this would be an act of “processing” according to the definition at section 1(1) of the DPA, and would ...
Definition of covariates Age, sex, and all other covariates were recorded at baseline. Modelling covariates were selected based on their known associations with outcome risk in previous research; these include age, sex, geographical region, Townsend deprivation score, ethnicity (White/non-White), post...
Regardless of the technicalities over the narrow legal definition of whistleblowing, it is disappointing that the trust minimised the concern raised by Mr Pitman, as it certainly falls within the NHS national whistleblowing (Freedom to Speak Up) policy. As regards Simon Holmes acting as an MHPS ...
He wrote, "When we use complete contracts as a basis for working together, we take away flexibility, reasonable- ness, and understanding and replace them with a nar- row definition of expectations".46(p40) The practice of medicine, however, should not be con- tractual as a contract con...