The best way to protect NHS patients’ data | Letter
A genuinely competitive market would prevent any single company’s decisions from putting the system at risk, says Prof Erika Denton Your article on the TPG/Optum UK deal, over the patient record system used by most GP practices in England, highlights a specific issue that is symptomatic of a much bigger problem (Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm, 27 July). I’ve spent years working across the NHS, both in clinical radiology and in national policy roles, and this deal follows a pattern. Systems holding patients’ most sensitive data keep ending up wit…
Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance
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