Mass NHS data sharing plan will not allow 'simple opt out' despite ministers' pledges

Mass NHS data sharing plan will not allow 'simple opt out' despite ministers' pledges A controversial NHS data-sharing plan will not allow patients a “simple opt-out” despite ministers’ pledges, leaked documents suggest.

Last year the Government axed proposals for a national care.data scheme after it was critcised by privacy campaigners for failing to give the public a clear route to opt.

The plans had become mired in scandal after it was found that existing NHS data was already being sold to the insurance industry.

Last year ministers said the scheme would be scrapped. They promised that new plans would allow every patient a “single and simple” way to opt out if they did not want their medical information shared beyond their "direct care".

This had been recommended by a review, led by the NHS national data guardian. The Daily Telegraph