Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
England’s NHS data-sharing to third parties - GPs bear responsibility for informing patients
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England’s NHS data-sharing to third parties - GPs bear responsibility for informing patients
Wednesday 21 July 2021, 01:15 AM

Proper handling of consent and privacy around patient data is crucial as the health reforms get under way
PRIVACY MATTERS
Ephraim Wilson of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner suggests we take note of the experience of the NHS around protecting and sharing patient data, as we start dismantling health organisations as part of our health reform process
Key points, - The UK Government plans to put the anonymised records of 55 million enrolled patients in a database for sale to third parties.
- The data will b
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