I arrived home from work this evening to find a letter from the NHS. This letter was informing me that unless I opt out by the 31st of May, the NHS will create a “summary care record” in their spangly new multi-billion pound database. The pitch informs me that in the first instance only details of
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WonkosWorld on 11th Mar 2010 (via wonkosworld.co.uk)
Given the Government's appalling record of data loss, leaks and IT incompetence, It is understandable that large numbers of people are suspicious of the NHS database. The latest news on the project is hardly reassuring, either. It turns out we...
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TaxPayersAlliance on 17th Nov 2008 (via taxpayersalliance.com)
The Conservatives say they would save the NHS money by ending plans for a central database of patient records.
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BBCPolitics on 10th Aug 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
A record 722,000 people were added to the DNA database last year, it has been revealed.
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PoliticsCoUk on 10th Oct 2008 (via politics.co.uk)
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Patients who do not want their medical records to be placed on a national electronic database are being coerced by NHS managers to give their consent, the British Medical Association said last night. During trials of the scheme in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, thousands of patients are being told they cannot opt out unless they make an appointment with "NHS advisers" to explain face to face why t...
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Guardian on 11th Mar 2009 (via guardian.co.uk)
As we all know, the number of us being recorded on the National DNA database is increasing every year, with almost 8% of the entire population of England and Wales -- man, woman, and child alike -- now having a record. The government keeps telling us that the database is a crucial tool in fighting crime. Is it? Really? GeneWatch have recently released a useful summary of data pertaining to the num...
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LPUK on 13th Nov 2008 (via lpuk.blogspot.com)
The Conservatives say they would save the NHS money by scrapping plans for a central database of patient records.
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BBCPolitics on 9th Aug 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
No decision has yet taken by the government as to whether they will create a huge database containing a record of our phone calls, emails, and internet use. The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, said that it could be a “step too far for the British way of life”, and then asked the question: Do we really want
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TheThunderDragon on 17th Jul 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
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BBCPolitics on 10th Mar 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
France's civil liberties groups are aghast following the creation of a computer database which will be used to spy on citizens - even those with no criminal record. The database, named Edvige, will contain personal information such as interests, sexual inclination, social circle and tax payments.
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PJCJournal on 9th Sep 2008 (via thejournal.parker-joseph.co.uk)
Patients to be banned from deleting their records from NHS database | Mail Online Posted in Liberty
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LibertarianAlliance on 5th Apr 2009 (via libertarianalliance.wordpress.com)
