UNISON joins the fight over proper use of health data

The government has announced its intention to take a copy of the entire GP-recorded medical history of patients in England from this summer – in part for commercial use.
There has been no public consultation on the plans, though some details have now been published by NHS Digital. The full list of sensitive information or ‘codes’ that the government will take is provided by medConfidential.
From 1 July 2021, not only will every patient’s GP medical history be copied,