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Special category data

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Special category data

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NHS England Transformation Directorate: Information Governance Framework for Integrated Health and Care: Shared Care Records (Sep 2021)

NHS England
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Personal data which the UK GDPR says is more sensitive, and so needs more protection. Such data includes health, genetic, and biometric data.

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