Submitted on Monday 5th December 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop Government Proposals to Open Up NHS Patient Data to Private Companies
We, the undersigned, believe that proposals to "open up" patient health and medical records to business, private health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, governments and others would be a breach of UK and international law.
If allowed to go ahead, this would enable such organisations and companies to prevent free movement, to discriminate in financial services, family life, and in employment.
They would be able to do this, because there are currently no safeguards in place that would enable the redaction, or anonymization of patient data, such as the postcode area in which they live that would ultimately allow them to be back-traced by such companies.
We believe that the potential for profiteering would result in exclusion and discrimination, which is far more important than any other issue.
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