UK: Health - Legislation Data Protection Act 1998. Protection and Use of Patient Information - The main provisions of the Act come in to force on 1 March 2000. Although there are similarities between this Act and the Data Protection Act 1984 there are some important differences. Key differences include: - the Act now covers certain types of manual records (including all health records) as well as electronic records. There are transitional arrangements concerning manual records between now and 2007; More information: www.doh.gov.uk/dpa98/

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