A rock and a hard place? Ministry of Defence | Defence News | MOD confirms loss of recruitment data

[Roland Perry]

In article <3E431003-E4AF-46CC-A4C7-DCBB2A4AFBC1@imaj.es>, James Cox 
<james@imaj.es> writes
>The medical code of confidentiality is extremely simple. Disclosure of 
>patient data is illegal, period. Except, of course,

...to the insurance company? How do they know that it's a valid claim 
unless they are told what the treatment was for, and enough information 
to identify the policyholder?
-- 
Roland Perry