Could Google look after our NHS data? Controversial plans could be revived after minister says technology firms are best-placed to look after information securely
‘Controversial plans to give private companies such as Google responsibility for storing people’s private personal health data could be revived, a minister has suggested.
Life sciences minister George Freeman, a Conservative, told business leaders that NHS data could be given to companies to look after as they are best placed to use it securely.
A tape recording of the discussion, passed to the Daily Mail, reveals Mr Freeman told guests at the Institute of Directors: ‘The presumption at the heart of this debate at the moment is “well, only by the government doing it”. I’m not so sure about that.’’
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