It's a war just now..
Dear El'Reg before you contact me no I won't go on record with any of this.
Right now in the NHS it's a war, with researchers, universities and private companies all wanting patient information, all wanting it faster, all wanting it in more convenient ways for themselves. There are a limited number of those hated NHS middle managers fighting back, reminding directors of their legal and ethical obligations and pushing back. Those middle managers are mostly nearing retirement..
What we need is one NHS Trust to be HAMMERED by the ICO to put the fear of god into the rest of them, softy-softy will ultimately only result in more information going out as we are pushed to meet government set targets or initiatives (internet access to your patient record anyone??). Otherwise it's inevitable that YOUR information will end up in the hands of just about anyone who fancies having a look.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
