NHS medical records to be stored in regional data centres The accredited safe havens scheme has similarities with the care.data scheme which was delayed earlier this year
Confidential patient information is to be housed in a network of regional centres across the country, in a proposal that critics say amounts to an attempt to reintroduce the national database of medical records that was abandoned earlier this year.
Harvested from GP and hospital records, medical data covering the entire population and including information such as mental health conditions, diseases, as well as smoking and drinking habits would be uploaded to the new accredited safe havens (Ash) scheme. Continue reading... The Guardian
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