Do you want to share your some of your personal information ....that is the ?

Do you know that the Health & Social Care Information Centre

NHS England is commissioning a modern data service from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on behalf of the entire health and social care system.

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, NHS England has the power to direct the HSCIC to collect information from all providers of NHS care, including general practices.

GP data is to be extracted each month commencing October/November 2013. The information to be extracted is NHS number, date of birth, postcode and gender which will allow patients’ data to be linked to their hospital data. No free text will be extracted, only coded information about referrals, NHS prescriptions and other clinical data.  

You do have a choice albeit within a short period of time to opt out. Ask me what I am doing... well those who know will know ! 

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