Care.data
This note provides information about the introduction of the NHS care.data system and the use of patients' data for research, and about how patients’ can opt out of having information from their medical records shared through this system.
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Briefing
This briefing paper was written in March 2014 and is no longer being updated. Background on current policy developments on this topic can be found in the Commons Library briefing paper, Patient health records and confidentiality.
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