White Paper on the use of

social media messaging services

by medical professionals

practising under UK law

CONTENTS

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1. WHITE PAPER ON THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

PRACTISING UNDER UK LAW

Who is this White Paper for?

White Paper goal and scope

Terminology

2. SUMMARY

3. BACKGROUND

4. INTRODUCTION: THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING APPS WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

5. THE LEGALITIES TO BE CONSIDERED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SHARING PATIENT DATA

Fig.1 – Key questions posed by Medical Professionals prior to sharing patient data, immaterial of the format such patient

data is stored or disclosed

How is Patient Data to be shared between Medical Professionals classified?

6. TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY STANDARDS REQUIRED OF ICT BUSINESSES AND MEDICAL MESSAGING

SERVICES OPERATING IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

7. NHS APP APPROVAL AND ACCREDITATION

8. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS' AND ICT PROFESSIONALS' RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SECURITY STANDARDS

IMPLEMENTED IN CONNECTION WITH MOBILE MESSAGING SERVICES

Backup of information by ICT Businesses

9. GDPR AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND ICT PROFESSIONALS

10. LEGAL ANNEX

Public Body Guidance

Legislation

Key links to obtaining NHS approval of a technology and security standards of a healthcare app

11. CONTRIBUTORS

Adam Rose

Mishcon de Reya

Stefania Littleboy

Mishcon de Reya

Dr Joost Bruggeman

Siilo

Arvind Rao

Siilo