Patient data transfer still set to start in July

Patient data transfer still set to start in July The government is proceeding with the creation of a central store of data from GP records in England next month, despite the NHS suggesting a delay.

The data is moving to a central NHS Digital database, with the Department of Health saying it expects GPs to introduce the system from 1 July.

The NHS wanted a delay until September so patients had more time to learn about the system, the BBC has learned. BBC News

See also:

• National data opt-out NHS Digital
• What’s happening with your NHS data? Full Fact
• College writes to Health Secretary calling for immediate delay to patient data proposals Royal College of General Practitioners
• Government faces legal challenge over NHS data sharing plan Computing
• BCS: Lack of communication over NHS GPDPR ‘astonishing’ Computer Weekly
• Why are there calls for patient data-sharing scheme to be halted? The Guardian
• The NHS data grab: why we should be concerned about plans for GPs’ records The Guardian
• Labour asks NHS and Matt Hancock to pause plans for sharing patient data The Guardian
• Tell me how you’ll use my medical data. Only then might I sign up | Kenan Malik The Guardian
• The Tories have worked out how to pull off an NHS data grab: do it during a pandemic | Marina Hyde The Guardian
• Plan for NHS to collect patient data from GPs should be delayed over privacy fears, says Labour Sky News