Paragraph 8 I1
(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.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 10 para. 8 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(d)