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GP leaders say there is a crisis of confidence about a new NHS data-sharing scheme involving medical records.
From April, a giant database, Care.data, will be rolled out in England with non-identifiable records to help aid medical research and the monitoring of performance.
But the Royal College of GPs accused NHS England of failing to make the case for the project.
NHS England has said concerns about privacy are misplaced.
The warning comes after patient watchdog Healthwatch England said last week that the scheme should be delayed, as patients had been left "in the dark".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26151458
From April, a giant database, Care.data, will be rolled out in England with non-identifiable records to help aid medical research and the monitoring of performance.
But the Royal College of GPs accused NHS England of failing to make the case for the project.
NHS England has said concerns about privacy are misplaced.
The warning comes after patient watchdog Healthwatch England said last week that the scheme should be delayed, as patients had been left "in the dark".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26151458