Those who live in England will shortly be faced with the prospect of a little white and blue leaflet from the NHS landing on their welcome mat. As outlined in this article in The Independent under the heading '“Better information means better care”, this innocuous piece of paper will outline one of the biggest transformations of the way the NHS handles our confidential data for decades.'
I think there are strong arguments for opting out of this arrangement which the state seeks to impose upon us. Safeguards and institutions that ensure privacy remain inadequate.
Like so many government initiated IT projects (e.g. the National Programme for IT) this one has also been a project that is very complex, and 'has been beset by confusion, delays and misinformation.'
If you wish to opt out copies of a leaflet for you to print or e-mail to friends and family can be downloaded from http://optout.care-data.info
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