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Patients ?may lose trust? in the confidential nature of the health service if their data is used without consent, admits a risk assessment published by NHS England into their flagship care.data scheme.
The document says the care.data scheme runs the risk of degrading patient trust in the NHS, putting information at risk of hackers and a ?small residual risk? that patients will be re-identified.
But it claims that these risks have been mitigated by allowing patients to opt out by contacting their GP, holding identifiable information separately and de-identifying patient data before it is released.
It also argues that the existence of a national database will reduce the need for local processing of identifiable data, thereby reducing the risk of local breaches of patient confidentiality and the need to release identifiable data.
It also argues that the projected benefits of the scheme ? including better patient care, efficiency and boosting economic growth ? outweigh the risks to patient privacy.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-pr...d-risk-analysis/20005675.article#.UufbJBDFLIU
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The document says the care.data scheme runs the risk of degrading patient trust in the NHS, putting information at risk of hackers and a ?small residual risk? that patients will be re-identified.
But it claims that these risks have been mitigated by allowing patients to opt out by contacting their GP, holding identifiable information separately and de-identifying patient data before it is released.
It also argues that the existence of a national database will reduce the need for local processing of identifiable data, thereby reducing the risk of local breaches of patient confidentiality and the need to release identifiable data.
It also argues that the projected benefits of the scheme ? including better patient care, efficiency and boosting economic growth ? outweigh the risks to patient privacy.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-pr...d-risk-analysis/20005675.article#.UufbJBDFLIU
(free registration)