[Gllug] Re: [OT] NHS abusing security of our medical records

[Richard Jones]

On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 10:42:58PM +0000, Mark Preston wrote:
> There are a number of other concerning articles that have appeared 
> recently in the Grauniad  which relate to this thread.
[...]

I'm going to be asking my brother (an NHS doctor) about all this when
I see him in a couple of weeks, but I seriously doubt the doctors will
support this.  From my experience they seem to be extremely careful
and cagey about who has access to medical information.

I wonder who'll go and see a doctor at all if they know that whatever
they say to him/her is going to be available to 250,000 random NHS
workers, commercial companies, employers, etc.  Particularly if they
have any sort of condition which could be embarrassing / job
threatening (and let's face it, what sort of medical condition isn't?).

Rich.

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