| The Department of Health has published a guide to information sharing between agencies in domestic abuse cases. The report, which focuses on NHS Caldicott Guardians (senior staff members responsible for protecting patient information and enabling information sharing), outlines the principles which should be used to strike a balance between the service user’s confidentiality and wider considerations such as protection from harm. |
| Source: DoH website 16 April 2012 |
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