Clause 59 - Control of patient information
Health and Social Care Bill
9:30 am
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 323, in page 51, line 10, at beginning insert—
`( ) The Secretary of State shall—
(a) consult such persons and bodies as reasonably appear to him to be interested in or concerned with the protection, distribution or dissemination of patient data in such manner as he shall reasonably consider appropriate; and
(b) publish a report on the consultations which he undertakes under (a) above and his conclusions as to any regulations under this section which are required as a result of them'.