Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

Defined in Section 251 (10) of the National Health Service Act 2006, patient information means: (a) information, however recorded, which relates to the physical or mental health or condition of an individual, to the diagnosis of his condition or to his care or treatment, and (b) information, however recorded, which is to any extent derived, directly or indirectly, from such information, whether or not the identity of the individual in question is ascertainable from the information. Section 251 (11) states: For the purposes of this section, patient information is “CPI” where: (a) the identity of the individual in question is ascertainable: (i) from that information, or (ii) from that information and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the person processing that information, and (b) that information was obtained or generated by a person who, in the circumstances, owed an obligation of confidence to that individual.