The Great British Medical Data Sell-Off
From 1 July 2021, and every day thereafter, the Government has Directed NHS Digital to take from your and your family’s GP records:
“data about diagnoses, symptoms, observations, test results, medications, allergies, immunisations, referrals, recalls and appointments, including information about physical, mental and sexual health” (more details)
“data on sex, ethnicity and sexual orientation”
“data about staff who have treated patients”
NHS Digital states that: “Data may be shared from the GP medical records about … any living patient registered at a GP practice in England when the collection started – this includes children and adults”.
It goes on to say the data will be shared “from 1 July 2021”, although NHS Digital says that you only have until 23 June 2021 to opt out – if you haven’t opted out by the time your entire GP history is first sent to NHS Digital this summer, your information will never be deleted.