Plans to hand over NHS data to police sparks warning from government adviser

Plans to hand over NHS data to police sparks warning from government adviser Plans to force the NHS to share confidential data with police across England are “very problematic” and could see patients giving false information to GPs, the government’s data watchdog has warned.

In her first interview, the national data guardian for England told The Independent she has serious concerns over Home Office plans to impose a responsibility on the NHS to share patient data with police.