Private companies and researchers will be able to access data from GP records for £1, under plans revealed by NHS England to radically reduce the cost and boost the availability of information about patients available outside the NHS
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The body’s chief data officer has revealed he wants to reduce the costs for companies to access NHS datasets, from around £20,000 to £30,000 currently, to just £1.
NHS England said the data would be used to identify where improvements and efficiencies could be made in the NHS and that only approved companies would have access to the data.
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3 comments:
I had to double check it wasn't April 1st! I wasn't aware 3rd parties could even DO this for £30,000 never mind a measly £1 which is what they charge us currently for a printout of our lab results. Worse still, we can't even opt out of this system!
This is lower than a snakes belly!
Paul
I would love to see a list of the approved companies.
I wonder how much they would charge for a sight of it?
Kath
Hi Kath
That's the irony of all this,Small change for big business to access our files but a kings ransom for the likes of you and I to obtain information regarding these outfits.{sigh}
Regards
Paul
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