Watchdog warns UK health data platform could damage patients' trust
As the UK government plans to launch the procurement for a national patient data store, the legal guardian of NHS data has issued a coded warning concerning trust and transparency in health data usage.
Estimates suggest that, because of the unique position of the NHS, UK patient health data records could be worth £9.6 billion a year to pharmaceutical and health tech companies. "Sealing this precious asset in a vault where it cannot be used would render it worthless. However, making the data available in ways that damage patients' trust would be counterproductive. If people lose their trust in how the health and care system handles their confidential data things will fall apart, and plans for data use will not hold."
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