By John Glenday

An internal NHS report examining the organisations plan to introduce a new medical records database has found that it risks undermining patient confidentiality.

A leaked copy of the risk analysis, obtained by the Telegraph, reportedly finds that such a database would be vulnerable to hackers and may undermine confidence in the body.

It is feared that collating records electronically would provide an easy route for those with nefarious intent to ‘maliciously’ access patient records to identify illnesses, medication and vital statistics.

The NHS is currently notifying all 26m households in England of its plans to set-up its £50m care.data scheme to share data Read full story ›

Source: The Drum