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What is disabled sharing?
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Patients must have a national identifier (such as NHS number) to disable sharing. This is to prevent their record being recreated by another user.
The patient must have the implications of disabling sharing and other ways to stop sharing explained to them. It is imperative that the patients fully understand what it means for a record's sharing to be disabled so that they can provide informed consent.
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Patients under the age of 16 cannot disable sharing because professionals have a legal duty to access the record of a child.
Adult patients who lack mental capacity also cannot disable sharing because they cannot give informed consent. There must be an assessment of the patient's mental capacity before sharing can be disabled.
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