The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 The suggestion by Sky News that it would be ‘easy’ to uniquely identify any one person through the data collected for care.data is incorrect. Patient data security is a top priority for the NHS and is taken extremely seriously. The likelihood of being able to identify an individual is negligible: GP records, […]
Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback From time to time we are challenged as to whether the review has a pre-determined outcome. Some think we have already decided that one or more units have to close, and that we know which ones. Others think that we have […]
Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer – from NHS challenges to new solutions? We meet here in Liverpool at a defining moment in the history of our National Health Service. A time when the standards of care for the vast majority of our patients in the vast majority of our communities continues to […]
Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Thank you for your continuing support and feedback. We are very conscious that the success of this review relies on active engagement from all its stakeholders, some of whom – I know – feel that it wasn’t needed in the first […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 The second day of the Health and Care Innovation Expo got off to a lively start with Care.data in the spotlight once again. Tim Kelsey, Director for Patients and Information for NHS England kicked off the packed session by setting out his vision for the future NHS. Kelsey said, […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 Transparency and information were the buzz words at the first session to be held on the Living Room stage at this year’s Innovation Expo. Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patient and Information, told the audience ‘Can we be sure our health and care system is safe?’ that […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 In recent weeks, we have heard from patients, many GPs, their professional organisations and, groups like Healthwatch. They have told us very clearly that patients need more time to learn about information sharing, the benefits and their right to object. They have also told us that they understand why sharing […]
A new animated video has been developed by NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre to further raise awareness of how patient data are set to be collected and used to help improve care for all. The video, “Better Information Means Better Care”, accompanies a leaflet of the same name that is […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 Since this blog was published, certain details have now been superseded (for example, the safeguards for pseudonymous data have been strengthened). Please read the more recent care.data blogs for further details. Dr Geraint Lewis, NHS England’s Chief Data Officer, explains why patients can be confident in agreeing to allow […]
Since this news item published, certain details have now been superseded. Please see the care.data page for the most recent and up to date information. Leaflets explaining how the NHS uses patient information will begin landing on the doormats of England’s 26.5 million households from today. Over the next four weeks, every household in England […]