English medical records are about to be given away. As GPs, we’re fighting back

Re:English medical records are about to be given away. As GP... by justinclift on Sunday June 06, 2021 @08:08AM (#27412593)

Well, that's interesting. Going to the opt-out link (your-data-matters.service.nhs.uk), gives this:

  Sorry, you cannot see this page

  This might be because:

  * you're outside of the UK and this service is only
    available in the UK

I guess people outside the UK aren't considered allowed to manage their data. :(

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Re:English medical records are about to be given away. As GP... by bArray on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:36AM (#27413847)

I made a point of emailing them about this (and suggest you do so too) - I'm not sure it is legal to prevent me from managing my data, despite living outside the UK. I understand they want to prevent foreign actors from misusing the service, but this is not it.

As if making it opt-out isn't bad enough, for some, they can't even opt-out. What a s*t show this entire process has been.

What's the betting that this data is being sold for 'research' to raise a few more pounds to combat the coming economic crash?

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Re:English medical records are about to be given away. As GP... by arthem on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:39AM (#27413863)

If you are outside the UK then you can download the PDF version of the form and email it to ([email protected]) after completion.

(https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/manage-your-choice/...)

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Re:English medical records are about to be given away. As GP... by justinclift on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:34PM (#27424544)

Yeah, I emailed them too (yesterday).

No response back, at least not so far. :(

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