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SUBJECT: Patients' medical records go online without consent
Submitted by
Harumph #11038 from OHIO on
Patients’ confidential medical records are being placed on a controversial NHS database without their knowledge,
doctors’ leaders have warned.
Those who do not wish to have their details on the £11 billion computer system are supposed to be able to opt out
by informing health authorities.
But doctors have accused the Government of rushing the project through, meaning that patients have had their
details uploaded to the database before they have had a chance to object.
The scheme, one of the largest of its kind in the world, will eventually hold the private records of more than
50 million patients.
But it has been dogged by accusations that the private information held on it will not be safe from hackers.
The British Medical Association claims that records have been placed on the system without patients’ knowledge
or consent.
It follows allegations that the Government wanted to complete the project before the Conservatives had a chance
to cancel it.
In a letter to ministers published today, the BMA urges the Government to suspend the scheme.
Hamish Meldrum, its chairman, writes: "The breakneck speed with which this programme is being implemented is
of huge concern.
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Think about the above when you think about Obamacare. He has talked about such a database....
Just think LorieJoe... your vaginal warts are doing to become public knowledge. What will the other
crossdressers at the union hall think of you then?
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