NHS data grab on hold as millions opt out

NHS data grab on hold as millions opt out A plan to share GP data was set to launch in September, but an online summer campaign has prompted widespread dissent.

More than a million people opted out of NHS data-sharing in one month in a huge backlash against government plans to make patient data available to private companies, the Observer can reveal.

The General Practice Data for Planning and Research scheme is now on hold with no new date for implementation, and NHS Digital has made a series of concessions to campaigners to try to salvage it.