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Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
It’s just a new means of gathering epidemiological data and all of the information is going to be anonymous. Such information is needed and it makes sense for example if we know exactly how many smokers there are in the UK we can better direct services.
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
reply to post by spacedog1973
Yet to a American this is a example of Big Brother working in cahoots with Big Pharma.
Originally posted by spacedog1973
Originally posted by kozmo
Originally posted by spacedog1973
Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2013/14 outlines the incentives and levers that will be used to improve services from April 2013, the first year of the new NHS, where improvement is driven by clinical commissioners.
Everyone counts
Because of the nature of how the NHS works, statistical information about its users helps it to prioritize services and plan its budget more effectively.
Its not sinister.
Oh, and there it is... just like I said. This was posted while I was typing my post and didn't see it. My prediction has become instantly fulfilled.
Not all of us wear tin foil hats.
Again though, this is about NHS patients records only.
Originally posted by 1loserel2
reply to post by grainofsand
There's an saying (no I don't take it literally) but the old saying goes the devil is in the details)Not necessarily Big pharma, the other Big thing if you know what i mean.
Always has been a risk regarding addresses, especially for debt collection agencies as since the 90's everyone who paid tax or claimed benefits was on the then Departmental Central Index.
Originally posted by Freeborn
Let's face it, there is a massive potential for abuse and it's very existence will attract hackers etc.
I can imagine bankers, employers, security services, insurance companies etc being very interested in the information stored.
No surprise there then, regardless of the political party.
And it seems like yet another election promise being broken by The Tories.