Sunday 11 August 2013

Private companies set for access to patient data for just £1

Private companies and researchers will be able to access data from GP records for £1, under plans revealed by NHS England to radically reduce the cost and boost the availability of information about patients available outside the NHS
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The body’s chief data officer has revealed he wants to reduce the costs for companies to access NHS datasets, from around £20,000 to £30,000 currently, to just £1.

NHS England said the data would be used to identify where improvements and efficiencies could be made in the NHS and that only approved companies would have access to the data.

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3 comments:

  1. Lowcarb team member11 August 2013 at 11:05

    I had to double check it wasn't April 1st! I wasn't aware 3rd parties could even DO this for £30,000 never mind a measly £1 which is what they charge us currently for a printout of our lab results. Worse still, we can't even opt out of this system!

    This is lower than a snakes belly!

    Paul

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  2. Lowcarb team member11 August 2013 at 12:04

    I would love to see a list of the approved companies.
    I wonder how much they would charge for a sight of it?

    Kath

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  3. Lowcarb team member11 August 2013 at 18:23

    Hi Kath

    That's the irony of all this,Small change for big business to access our files but a kings ransom for the likes of you and I to obtain information regarding these outfits.{sigh}

    Regards

    Paul

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