Your medical records are about to be sold.

[Kosmic Kartman]

Please Sign here: http://action.sumofus.org/a/nhs-patient-corporations/2/3/?akid=3837.1302507.kPlxAW&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=1

Your medical records are about to be sold to the highest bidder.
Starting this year, private companies will be able to buy information on us from the NHS’s new universal patient database -- including everything from mental health conditions, sexually transmitted infections and diseases like cancer -- all linked to your postcode, gender and ethnicity.
We’ve all been opted into the scheme by the government without our knowledge. And the clock is ticking -- the government has said they will upload our data in a matter of just a few weeks. If we’re going to stop this, we have to act now.
Tell Jeremy Hunt and the Department of Health not to sell our medical records.
It doesn’t really get more personal than what you discuss with your doctor. They know the most personal things about us -- like whether we’ve ever been depressed, had an embarrassing infection or struggled with drug & alcohol problems.
The government claims that individuals won’t be able to be identified. However, many experts have warned that under the current plans, we could easily be singled out through simple cross-referencing of other databases -- especially if you have a rare or unusual condition. Imagine your employer finding that you might have had an abortion when you were a teenager. Or your insurance company finding out you are HIV positive. The consequences for us as individuals could be huge.
We know that when we act together, we can bring about real change. When we fought to get High Street names like River Island and Edinburgh Woollen Mill to sign up to protect Bangladeshi factory workers, we won! Now we need to step up to defend something precious -- our right to privacy.
Tell Jeremy Hunt to stop the sale of our personalised patient data to big corporations.

[fazersharp]

A few weeks back we got a thingy informing us about this and at the time had an option to opt out

[ChristoT]

Signed.

[dazza]

Is this even lawful ?

[VNA - BMW Wank]

NHS England.

Westminster government.

If it affects you it's only if you come under NHS England.

[erix2]

 
If you`ve nothing to hide.....you`ve nothing to worry about...
 
Eric 

[Grahamm]

Is this even lawful ?

If it isn't, they'll soon change the law so it is...

[dBfazer600]

Not happy about this but here is an option for you as found here:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/records/healthrecords/Pages/care-data.aspx

If you are happy for your information to be used then you do not need to do anything. But if you have concerns or if you do not want information that identifies you from being shared outside your GP practice, as described here, inform a member of staff at your practice. They will make a note of this in your medical record. This will prevent your information being used other than where necessary by law, such as in case of a public health emergency.
I will be see my Doc about this as i have not been approached about it.

[Grandma]

Gosh, thanks for this, had no idea, generally only see my Doc once a year to let them know I am still alive!   Will contact them, don't mind it being shared to improve care, but NOT sold off to other sources who may use it for marketing or other worrying purposes

[bri h]

I heard a debate about this on the radio, usual stuff both sides going on about extremes but the simple (and safe) thing to do is contact your gp and opt out.I believe they should ask us to opt in but because of the way way this country is now run that wont happen. Government of the people, by the people for the people my arse.Im not citicising any party, as far as im concerned they are cheating, lying, hypocritical bastards whatever colour rossette they wear.( i enjoyed that little rant)

[fazersharp]

Hey thats brilliant ---------- how much am I goning to get for my records then

[Grahamm]

Government of the people, by the people for the people my arse.

Err, that's the Yanks.

But our MPs *are* supposed to be representing *us* in Parliament, rather than telling us what their Party Leadership has decided we should have, see http://www.theyworkforyou.com

[bri h]

Im not an expert but i think it was the greeks.

[bri h]

Of course your right about the yanks graham i think that nice mister lincon used it at getysburg.