Wes Streeting says patients should view data sharing ‘the same as taxes’

UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting outlaid the key shifts needed to fix a “fragmented” NHS at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference.

Pharmaceutical Technology
The Data Use and Access Bill was introduced to Parliament last night. We welcome the conditions set out in the Bill to support the future of open banking and the growth of new smart data schemes and look forward to seeing how measures to strengthen the NHS’ digital and data infrastructure are enacted in the public’s best interests. Read our initial thoughts https://bit.ly/4fgNCFR #DataInfrastructure #NHSData #Data
Data Use and Access Bill: A fresh start for UK data policy

Here is our quick fire response to the the government’s communication about the - newly renamed - Data Use and Access Bill, laid in the House of Lords 23 October 2024.

The ODI

Recommendations from the Tony Blair Institute:

"The DHR [digital health record] should be a non-proprietary resource conferred on citizens by the Department of Health & Social Care [...] As previous attempts to enforce interoperability through contracts with providers has failed, government should pass legislation [...] compelling all EHRs to have open APIs with health information supplied in a standardised, readable format."

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https://www.institute.global/insights/public-services/preparing-the-nhs-for-the-ai-era-a-digital-health-record-for-every-citizen#establishing-a-digital-health-record-for-every-citizenl

#nhs #nhsdata

Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen

Preparing the NHS for the AI Era: A Digital Health Record for Every Citizen

Where does my NHS patient data go?

This work is amazing. Read @jessRmorley’s thread (or the linked Lancet paper) for a breakdown of the issues.

And check out this image — I’ve searched my whole career for something this comprehensive and yet simple.
#privacy #NHSdata #secondaryUses

https://x.com/jessrmorley/status/1707064021726187575

Jess Morley on X

⏰NEW PAPER⏰ WHERE DOES NHS DATA GO?? This is a BIG one. When @bengoldacre and I wrote the Goldacre Review last year, we recommended that all NHS data flows be mapped. Now Dr. Joe Zhang & I (with some help) have done just that: https://t.co/SfF4ihX9wZ Some key takeaways 🧵

X (formerly Twitter)

To those that think that data and its analysis is objective and cannot cause direct harm:

"Another section that did not make the final version highlighted a "culture of fear" among some staff, who reported anxiety around how the data was used."

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust deaths report 'watered down to spare bosses' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-66086388

#NHSdata

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust deaths report 'watered down to spare bosses'

Campaigners slam a report as the BBC reveals drafts were edited to remove leadership criticism.

BBC News

"NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so...

An Observer investigation has uncovered a covert tracking tool in the websites of 20 NHS trusts which has for years collected browsing information and shared it with the tech giant in a major breach of privacy..."

#DataSecurity #Privacy #DataPrivacy
#NHSData #PrivacyMatters

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/27/nhs-data-breach-trusts-shared-patient-details-with-facebook-meta-without-consent

NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent

Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sites

The Guardian
NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent

Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sites

The Guardian
NHS patients are more likely to die – it is right to ask why

Last week a think-tank report drew newspaper headlines with the claim that the NHS ranked second from bottom across "a series of major health outcomes" compared with other international systems. Does the NHS really perform so badly internationally, and is there a real problem with our health outcomes? Mark Dayan looks at the evidence in the round.

Nuffield Trust

More Russian Linked Lobbying in UK Parliament

Further investigations by Iain Campbell reveal key #Russian businessmen tied to parliamentary groups involved in #tech and #healthcare data

@BylineTimes

#Skolkovo #NHSdata

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/12/13/russia-linked-appgs/

More Russian Linked Lobbying in UK Parliament – Byline Times

Further investigations by Iain Campbell reveal key Russian businessmen tied to Parliamentary groups involved in tech and healthcare data

Byline Times