Why I back the NHS patient data-sharing plan

Why I back the NHS patient data-sharing plan | Polly Toynbee The benefits could be immense – just look at the Covid vaccine. But this proposal needs cast-iron assurances

Who would trust Boris Johnson to keep their deepest secret? Would you dare lend him something valuable, and trust him not to flog it off when he needed the cash? These sort of questions are why citizens may balk at giving the prime minister the keys to their GP records, revealing who has addictions, dementia, psychosis, sexually transmitted diseases, has suffered domestic violence or had an abortion. The Guardian

See also:

• GP Data Saves Lives NHS Digital
• Collection of GP Data for Planning and Research to go ahead on 1 September 2021 NHS Digital
• NHS Digital defends new data system that campaigners claim could mean patient data is passed to US tech giants iNews