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desprateseagull · Jan 19, 2014

o/t serious post, re NHS- protect your patient info

http://www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk/faqs

opt out form is at bottom of the page..

Barrel of Fun · Jan 19, 2014

Sorry to be a ignoramus, but why would someone wish to opt out?

The Mole · Jan 20, 2014

Barrel of Fun said:
Sorry to be a ignoramus, but why would someone wish to opt out?

Something I can't understand - If I end up unconscious in A&E I want anyone treating me to know my medical history

Husty · Jan 20, 2014

Barrel of Fun said:
Sorry to be a ignoramus, but why would someone wish to opt out?

Because the Illuminati will use it against you in the future.

TomandJerry · Jan 20, 2014

Will be opting out in due course

drew · Jan 20, 2014

Crazy. Cannot see any logical reason for opting out.

edna krabappel · Jan 20, 2014

Are you all insane? Imagine the power that the New World Order will have once they can use a swipe card to discover that Mrs Miggins of Great Yarmouth once had a slight allergic reaction to amitriptyline?

Husty · Jan 20, 2014

edna krabappel said:
Are you all insane? Imagine the power that the New World Order will have once they can use a swipe card to discover that Mrs Miggins of Great Yarmouth once had a slight allergic reaction to amitriptyline?

I'd be more interested in that sex change she had 15 years before

Guinness Boy · Jan 20, 2014

Typical Guardian moral panic. As bad as the Mail. Better medicine and cheaper insurance? Yes please.

Tricky Dicky · Jan 20, 2014

I'm more than happy for my info to be used for my future treatment and for a larger database for medical research etc. - rather less happy if they're selling it to insurance companies so they can charge me more (though, I guess you could argue, that if the insurance charges are targeted at me specifically, I may then paying what I should be rather than an average).

dougdeep · Jan 20, 2014

TomandJerry said:
Will be opting out in due course

We all will. It's called death.

Guinness Boy · Jan 20, 2014

Tricky Dicky said:
I'm more than happy for my info to be used for my future treatment and for a larger database for medical research etc. - rather less happy if they're selling it to insurance companies so they can charge me more (though, I guess you could argue, that if the insurance charges are targeted at me specifically, I may then paying what I should be rather than an average).

With better underwriting data you should be charged less. The trend in the life insurance industry currently is to aim for better underwriting solutions so that costs can be kept down and contracts sold directly through aggregators (i.e. Compare the Market) rather than IFAs. This drives down premiums. Obviously the exception is if you are unhealthy or a very heavy drinker but then you SHOULD be paying more.

Norman Potting · Jan 20, 2014

Barrel of Fun said:
Sorry to be a ignoramus, but why would someone wish to opt out?

Same here - if I am unconscious in A&E somewhere I would like to think that whoever is treating me has access to my records.

desprateseagull · Jan 20, 2014

Should have made this clearer- opt out of info sharing with provate insurance co's, etc, for non medical care uses..

Da Man Clay · Jan 20, 2014

desprateseagull said:
Should have made this clearer- opt out of info sharing with provate insurance co's, etc, for non medical care uses..

That option doesn't seem available on the form? Or am I looking in the wrong place.

Mackenzie · Jan 20, 2014

dougdeep said:
We all will. It's called death.

You're such a ray of sunshine.

Tricky Dicky · Jan 20, 2014

Guinness Boy said:
With better underwriting data you should be charged less.

I understand that, but with my health record I won't be, I'll be more - but maybe that's fairer overall.

Nibble · Jan 20, 2014

Guinness Boy said:
Typical Guardian moral panic. As bad as the Mail. Better medicine and cheaper insurance? Yes please.

It's not a Guardian article, it's not even an article. :dunce:

Either way, what's the fuss? I quite like that health professionals have my medical records, seems to make sense. If the OP thinks that doctors have time to go nosing through files unneccessarily he is even more of a nitwit than I first thought. What's on your record OP? Paranoid Schizo?

Guinness Boy · Jan 20, 2014

Nibble said:
It's not a Guardian article, it's not even an article.

Either way, what's the fuss? I quite like that health professionals have my medical records, seems to make sense. If the OP thinks that doctors have time to go nosing through files unneccessarily he is even more of a nitwit than I first thought. What's on your record OP? Paranoid Schizo?

Only come up as a discussion because of this - also the front page lead. All over twtter / media etc. The article. Not the standard NHS form.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/19/nhs-patient-data-available-companies-buy

DavidinSouthampton · Jan 20, 2014

Barrel of Fun said:
Sorry to be a ignoramus, but why would someone wish to opt out?

You're not an ignoramus.

Some people are just paranoid about information and what is known about them.

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