GB NHS Trust 2014 Misuse (Q10098)
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A data breach risk event
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GB NHS Trust 2014 Misuse
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A data breach risk event
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January 2014
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The medical records of every NHS hospital patient in the country have been sold for insurance purposes, The Telegraph can reveal. The disclosure comes days after controversial plans to extract patient data from GP files were put on hold, amid concerns over the scheme. Those in charge of the programme have repeatedly insisted that it will be illegal for information extracted from GP files to be sold to insurers, who might seek to target customers or put up their prices. However, a report by a major society of actuaries discloses that it was able to obtain 13 years of hospital data covering 47 million patients in order to help insurance companies refine their premiums. The report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries details how it was able to use NHS data covering all hospital in-patie (English)
