j666gak
Member
Hello,
I went for my annual checkup the other day and I won't mention at which hospital. For a couple of years I have been taking my meter with me every time and was always told they wanted it written in a diary, and do it that way. So this time when I went while checking my weight and blood pressure a nurse asked me if I had my meter with me, I asked why and the nurse said "so the doctor can see your results" to which I passed her my meter and then asked to wait up the hall. Another nurse then came over to me and handed me my meter with a slip of paper that literally said http://www.diasend.com username
my full name) passwordrandom), I asked what this was about and the nurse said "your result have been put on the internet". When getting home I have checked the website and was quite shocked that it was not an NHS website which is quite concerning for the following reasons:
1) I was not made aware that my information/result were going to be uploaded to a web application
2) The information is not being stored on an NHS/government website
3) The user name has been made up of my full firstname and surname making the information easily identifiable to me, instead of my patient number or a randomly generated username
4) I wasn't asked to give consent AT ANY POINT!
I don't blame Diasend for this, however I am going to contact the hospital to highlight some issues with this process (or lack of) as it does breech the Data Protection Act and is concerning when your data is unknowing being held with an external company.
Has anybody else had this issue? or used the website at all?
I went for my annual checkup the other day and I won't mention at which hospital. For a couple of years I have been taking my meter with me every time and was always told they wanted it written in a diary, and do it that way. So this time when I went while checking my weight and blood pressure a nurse asked me if I had my meter with me, I asked why and the nurse said "so the doctor can see your results" to which I passed her my meter and then asked to wait up the hall. Another nurse then came over to me and handed me my meter with a slip of paper that literally said http://www.diasend.com username
my full name) passwordrandom), I asked what this was about and the nurse said "your result have been put on the internet". When getting home I have checked the website and was quite shocked that it was not an NHS website which is quite concerning for the following reasons:1) I was not made aware that my information/result were going to be uploaded to a web application
2) The information is not being stored on an NHS/government website
3) The user name has been made up of my full firstname and surname making the information easily identifiable to me, instead of my patient number or a randomly generated username
4) I wasn't asked to give consent AT ANY POINT!
I don't blame Diasend for this, however I am going to contact the hospital to highlight some issues with this process (or lack of) as it does breech the Data Protection Act and is concerning when your data is unknowing being held with an external company.
Has anybody else had this issue? or used the website at all?
