opt-out

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25 May 2018

National data opt-out programme comes into force

The national data opt-out programme has been launched, with a view to allowing people to choose how their health data
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12 July 2017

Government confirms national opt-out for patient data

The government has confirmed that patients will be able to opt out for sharing their data for more than direct
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6 December 2016

NHS Digital sees off patient privacy challenge

NHS Digital has seen off a challenge to the way its anonymises millions of patients’ data, with a verdict finding
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6 October 2016

Caldicott 3: Easy to say, hard to do?

Dame Fiona Caldicott’s latest report wanted a ‘simple’ way for patients to have their data opt-out wishes recorded across the
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4 August 2016

Campaigners fear care.data plans still live

Parts of the controversial care.data programme could live on but with fewer options for patients to opt-out, MedConfidential has warned.
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6 July 2016

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
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28 April 2016

HSCIC actions 1.2m patient opt-outs

More than 1.2 million people will have their objection to having their identifiable health data shared for purposes other than
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12 May 2015

Delay to 700,000 patient opt-outs

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is “extremely concerned” that 700,000 patient objections to having their identifiable data shared
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2 February 2015

Single opt-out “needed” for patient data

Health authorities should implement a single Spine-based opt-out for identifiable patient data, covering all care settings, to respect patients' rights,
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