This evil government, part one billion
The Department of Health provoked uproar among doctors yesterday by asking GPs in England to send in correspondence from objectors who do not want their confidential medical records placed on the Spine, a national NHS database.
Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, said letters from patients who want to keep their private medical details out of the government’s reach should be sent to Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, for “full consideration”.
I just…no, I’m lost for words. Tim Worstall isn’t:
Translation: we’d like to have a list of those malcontents who don’t want to be on our other list so we can have them on a little list.
Christ. If these people were competent only then would we have to worry about whether they were fascists or not.
The Big Opt Out has been set up to help those of us who wish to protect our privacy and preserve the confidentiality of our medical records. They’ve provided a template letter to send to your doctor if you don’t want your records being submitted to the government database. Help for opting out of other government lists and databases is coming soon.
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Well they’ve been photocopying medical records for posting round the country in the snail and chucking them in the bin unshredded for years. Come to think of it probably so in the us too, so what’s the panic just cause it’s a national g’ment thing?
Letters being posted on Monday Morning!
I just do not trust any database created by the ‘caring professionals’ courtesy of ‘Big Brother Labour Party’ not to divulge my details to anyone who comes knocking while holding an envelope entitled “Donations to the Labour Party!, and smiling winningly at the same time!
It’s true that there is already a database of sorts so the obvious question is why the mania for a new database. The answer combines inefficiency, manic desire for control and an agenda from above which all European nations are following.