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NHS database: the security of our medical records

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Jennifer Tracey | 13:26 UK time, Wednesday, 21 November 2007

What next after the ? Well, how about ? The man in charge of setting up the NHS medical records database has said it -

could be targetted

and that when it comes to personal information -

you cannot stop the wicked doing wicked things

A shows that nearly two-thirds of family doctors plan to boycott the government's scheme to put NHS patient medical records on a national electronic database (called the NHS Spine).

has picked up on this, as has .

The eHealth Insider reports that the .

You can read more about the . And the government organisation who are behind it.

And I imagine the has been getting more traffic.

Also details security issues in the UK and covers what rights we have as patients.

Is a boycott a bad idea or simply the safe option? We'll bring you a voice from the inside soon. In the meantime, if there somone in particular you'd like to hear from on this debate, please let us know.

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