You have until June 23rd 2021 to opt out of one of the largest invasions of private information in British history. NHS digital is proposing to mine every patients medical history held in general practice in England by July 1st 2021
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"NHS plans to mine patient records is a colossal invasion of privacy"
The justification for the personal data intrusion is to enhance medical research and improve the planning of health services
This announcement was quietly issued on 6th April 2021, stating it was at the bequest of the health secretary Matt Hancock
This won’t be just about how many times you visit your GP but what the reasons for that visit were
We’re talking granular detail that could include the most private parts of your life that no one knows about, whether you use drugs, have been a victim of domestic violence, whether you have a mental health problem, sexual health issues and details of criminal offences
As well as the more obvious health issues like diabetes, heart complications or cancer
This is the information that insurance and pharmaceutical companies would kill for. It has a monetary value as there is only one place where this information is held. In effect, the NHS is the monopoly information provider.
These guidelines are so vague that there is sufficient latitude to go beyond the stated aims of improving health care planning and provide valuable information to commercial players
You couldn’t design a more effective way of reaching into peoples lives while they are completely unaware of it happening, despite the cost they will bear as a consequence
This is the most audacious breach of personal information with few safeguards in place to protect individuals and executed in the most sly way possible
Sadly, few will notice until it’s too late
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