HSCIC finally agrees to implement opt-outs for care.data
Organisation signs an undertaking with ICO to comply with Data Protection Act
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has finally agreed to opt-out patients from the NHS's controversial care.data programme. The programme, which aims to take data from GP surgeries...
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