Government will not hold public consultation before launching NHS data platform

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Campaigners have highlighted the harm that could be done to patients' trust if a tender is launched without their ability to have a say
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Campaigners have highlighted the harm that could be done to patients' trust if a tender is launched without their ability to have a say

It says a policy document from June answers relevant questions about trust in healthcare data.

The UK Government has declined to conduct a public consultation on the nature and scope of the Federated Data Platform (FDP), prior to inviting companies to tender. The FDP is a top-down approac...

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