FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03198
- Request Date
- July 2, 2019
- Subject
- Instant Messaging
- Description
- Are medical staff permitted to use third-party instant messaging/communication applications (e.g. WhatsApp, Skype, SMS, Facebook messenger etc.) to exchange or communicate patient data?
Yes
No
Not sure
- Do medical staff use any of the following communication apps to share patient data with their colleagues (please select as many as applicable)
WhatsApp
SMS
Skype
Skype for Business
StarLeaf
Instagram
Facebook Messenger
LinkedIn Messenger
Google Hangouts
Slack
Other
Not sure
- If no, what other systems do medical staff use to communicate and share patient data with their colleagues? (please select as many as applicable)
Letters
Paper files
Phone
Email
Other [please specify]
Not sure
- Does your trust have any processes in place to stop medical staff accessing patient data (for example, which they have exchanged with other medical staff from their personal device) when they have left the NHS trust and moved on to new job?
Yes
No
Not sure
- Response
1). The Trust promotes the use of Cisco Jabber internally.
2). The Trust promotes the use of Cisco Jabber internally.
3). The Trust promotes the use of Cisco Jabber internally.
4). Yes, Our Trust social media policy provides staff with guidelines for the appropriate use of all social media platforms.