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

Ephraim Wilson
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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