Friday, 2 March 2018

High Court grants legal challenge against NHS-Home Office deal to hand over patient data to immigration officials

High Court grants legal challenge against NHS-Home Office deal to hand over patient data to immigration officials The High Court has granted a legal challenge against a NHS-Home Office deal to hand over patient data to immigration officials.

The challenge, put forward by Migrants Rights Net (MRN), a UK charity advocating for the rights of migrants, will now go to a full hearing.

Currently the Home Office makes thousands of requests each year through the deal with NHS Digital and the Department of Health and only a fraction – around 3 per cent – are turned down. The Independent

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