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Old 04-12-2011, 14:04   #39
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Re: Private health firms could be given access to anonymous NHS patient records & dat

I don't believe there was any suggestion in the BBC report that packages of data would be available for sale to ambulance-chasing lawyers.

In fact I distinctly remember the proposal being limited to:

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Originally Posted by Government, quoted by BBC
"The life sciences industry ...
in order to
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... improve research, innovation and the development of medicines in the UK."
Everything else, at this stage, is idle speculation and party-political point-scoring. And on that note, let's not forget that the article also says:

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Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said he did not object in principle to a closer partnership between the NHS and the life sciences sector as this "could be good for both sides".
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