Care.data dumped after Caldicott review
The controversial care.data programme has been killed off following the release of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s report recommending sweeping changes to NHS data security.
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The controversial care.data programme has been killed off following the release of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s report recommending sweeping changes to NHS data security.
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