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Identifiable patient data releases have been released upon request more than 30 times since April last year by the group of independent experts that will govern access to GP records uploaded to the soon-to-be launched care.data system.
Following an analysis of applications to the Confidential Advisory Group (CAG), specialist health publication Pulse revealed today that there have been 31 releases of confidential patient data since April 2013 ? 12 of which went to organisations outside the NHS.
The news will likely prompt concern from citizens and critics of the recently announced care.data scheme, which will see patient records extracted from GP systems across the country into a central database. The releases were made under the Section 251 exemption ? a process similar to the one governing care.data.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news...roving-releases-of-identifiable-patient-data/
Following an analysis of applications to the Confidential Advisory Group (CAG), specialist health publication Pulse revealed today that there have been 31 releases of confidential patient data since April 2013 ? 12 of which went to organisations outside the NHS.
The news will likely prompt concern from citizens and critics of the recently announced care.data scheme, which will see patient records extracted from GP systems across the country into a central database. The releases were made under the Section 251 exemption ? a process similar to the one governing care.data.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news...roving-releases-of-identifiable-patient-data/