[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 13:25 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote: > Anyone here had the form from the NHS recently? > > If you want to opt-out of their new uber database, you need to download a > form off the 'net, print it and take it in-person to your local GP. > > Personally, I'm not at all convinced that our government, let alone the > NHS has the capability to keep anything secure, and I'm not sure I want > every one with any sort of access to the data having access, so I'm opting > out. > > Shame it's such a PITA to do it though - however, it seems this is > deliberate. If more than 0.5% of people opt-out then the system becomes > unviable according to what I've been reading on the net. > > If you get the form and you want to opt-out, here is the form for Devon: > > http://www.devonpct.nhs.uk/documents/SCR/optout.pdf > > although it looks fairly generic, so I guess it's the same form for all > over the country. > > Gordon > Interesting stuff on The Register on this. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/09/scr_cannot_be_deleted/ Also interesting that they say on the opt-out form that the safeguards against hackers are "far stronger than the safeguards in place anywhere in the NHS today" Phil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html