Government told to make it easier to opt out of care.data database

‘Plans to transfer the medical records of all NHS patients in England from GP surgeries to a central database accessible to drug companies as well as academics have been criticised by a major inquiry into the growth of personal health data.

Forcing patients to take part in the care.data scheme unless they make a specific request to opt out is not acceptable in its current format, according to the authors of a report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published last night.’

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