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I just sent off my opt-out letter to my GP, asking them not to upload a summary care record for me to the NHS data spine. I've thought quite hard about this - I don't have any medical data that I'm actually that bothered about keeping strictly private - but the government's implementation of central NHS records seems likely to undermine doctor-patient confidentiality, and is yet another facet of the database state (see past rants about ID Cards, the ridiculous children's database etc).
You can read more at The Big Opt Out. There's a form letter you can use to send to your GP.
Posted by MFreestone at December 18, 2006 12:49 PM