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Story: Government concedes opt out of NHS database
Posted by: Andrew Meredith (Tuesday 5 July 2005, 11:56 AM)
While I understand the bright and shiny intention, I have absolutely no confidence whatsoever that 'they' will get it right. In my dealings with state run resources (NHS, HMRC, Agencies etc) the staff tend to be ok, but embattled, but their IT support systems suck .. hugely.
I will be opting to have my records remain on paper in my GP's surgery. I am assuming that the other option is to have them held electronically in the Spine, which to my mind is simply not a safe option.
When HMRC lose my companies 2004/5 NIC records (as they just did) it's a bit inconvenient. When the NHS screw up my medical records it is potentially fatal.
Maybe if the project was treated as a life critical system, rather than just a juicy profit centre it would be fairing a little better.
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Story: Government concedes opt out of NHS database
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anderson = tree hugger - clearly this guy needs to... Anonymous -
I can see the concerns about the right to privacy... Len Szepietowski
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While I understand the bright and shiny inten... Andrew Meredith
