Care.data scrapped

[filthy1980]

One of the main issues with the anonymous method the care records was going to use is that it wasn't that anonymised so it is actually possible to work out who certain people are due to age group and other characteristics if you had access to some of full the data sets.

Another issue was policing the system. Banks already have procedures in place to stop staff looking at account information of family members and famous people but the NHS couldn't guarantee they could get such as system in place. While this isn't a problem for some people others don't want their neighbours to know about their STIs, abortions, inherited conditions, etc.

In regards to the government considering the tricks some contractors use to get out of contracts, it would be possible for a drug company to use the data and find some way to legally wiggle out of paying the NHS for our data.

yes politics is inherently corrupt and used as an emotive political point scoring tool

I don't know what the right answer is but I'd want an NHS that costs less and operates efficiently whilst being apolitical

[SueEllen]

why ???

should be centralised & properly secured + monitored.

Local GPs whilst well meaning are not likely to be competent to do that.

It is actually already requirement of NHS England that patients should be able to log on online and see part of their electronic records e.g. test results. It's up to each GP practice to sort it out, the same way GP practices have online appointment booking and repeat prescription services. (In reality they all use the same software.)

It is not centralised because people are hardly likely to hack into all individual practices in an area. How many practices have someone broken into and stolen paper records?

If it was centralised it would cost more and we know what happens with government IT projects...

[SueEllen]

yes politics is inherently corrupt and used as an emotive political point scoring tool

I don't know what the right answer is but I'd want an NHS that costs less and operates efficiently whilst being apolitical

Some parts of the NHS can't cost any less e.g. 111, GP services, mental health services especially for children. One of the main issues is that services the NHS relies on e.g. social care have been cut so they can't discharge some patients.

[vetran]

you're russian?

yeah he is AssCretin's mail order bride.

[Support Monkey]

In Soviet Union I had paper based illness history paper thingy that was usually kept in hospital I was frequent to see a "GP" and if I had to move to some other place I'd take that thingy with me.

It's your problem to keep it safe when you taking it out with you.

Simples.

In Turkey they put all your medical records and x-rays in a plastic bag and you carry them from department to department, they just add to your plastic bag as you go

[barrydidit]

In Turkey they put all your giblets in a plastic bag

mmmmm Turkey..