MEDICAL DATA TO BE SHARED WITH 3RD PARTIES. Opt out only until 22 JUNE at latest

Privacy fears have been raised over controversial plans to share NHS medical records from every GP patient in England with third parties.

According to NHS Digital, the medical histories of more than 55 million patients will be made available on a database to "support the planning and commissioning of health and care services, the development of health and care policy, public health monitoring and interventions (including COVID-19) and enable many different areas of research."

People can opt out of the scheme before 23 June by providing an online form to their GPs.

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