Data Protection Act 2018

Medical purposes

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8(1)The processing is necessary for medical purposes and is undertaken by—

(a)a health professional, or

(b)a person who in the circumstances owes a duty of confidentiality which is equivalent to that which would arise if that person were a health professional.

(2)In this paragraph, “medical purposes” includes the purposes of preventative medicine, medical diagnosis, medical research, the provision of care and treatment and the management of healthcare services.