Opting Out
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Opting Out Of NHS Digital Data Collecting Deferred To 1 September
If you do not want your identifiable patient data (personally identifiable data in the diagram above) to be shared outside of your GP practice for purposes except for your own care, you can register an opt-out with your GP practice. This is known as a Type 1 Opt-out. Type 1 Opt-outs were introduced in 2013 for data…
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The Government Wants to Sell Your GP Medical Records – Here’s How to Opt-Out
NHS patients’ GP records are the most detailed and sensitive medical records that exist, containing the history of events in an individual’s lifetime impacting their physical and mental health. But, from 1 July, NHS Digital has announced that “data may be shared from the GP medical records about… any living patient registered at a GP…