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Beyond privacy and security: Opening-up ‘trust’ in digital healthcare

By Barbara Ribeiro Filed Under: Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 6, 2020

As COVID-19 sees us become increasingly reliant on the digitisation of healthcare data, how have the UK public previously reacted to the use of technology in healthcare? In this blog, originally published in our On Digital Trust publication, Dr Barbara Ribeiro examines previous approaches to integrating data into care, the impact on public trust, and what […]

Care.data project tarnished by liberties and assumptions

By Jonathan Hammond Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: February 21, 2014

The potential for Care.data to improve the health of the nation is hard to argue with, writes Jonathan Hammond. But he argues that a lack of patient control, security concerns and a lamentable communications strategy have tarnished the laudable aims of the whole scheme. Let’s start with some facts about Care.data. It is a programme […]

Reality check-up: Care.data is good for our health

By David Springate Filed Under: Science and Technology Posted: February 20, 2014

Amid the furore over the delayed Care.data scheme, the reality is that the storage of pseudoanonymised patient data is already common practice, writes Dr David Springate. He argues that a national primary care database will bring big benefits – and says the risk of individuals’ data being de-anonymised by big pharma companies or criminals is remote. […]

Care.data project tarnished by liberties and assumptions

Reality check-up: Care.data is good for our health

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