New NHS patient data strategy published

The strategy, published today (22 June) by NHSX, details the Government's vision to digitise, connect and transform the health and care sector, primarily through a centralised repository of patient data. Under the new proposals, patients will be able to access their medical records via NHS apps, rather than data being held by GPs, with the intention that they would have "greater control" over its availability and usage. Patients would also be able to manage healthcare appointments and medication, and consent to having their data shared with third-parties. Plans to centralise patient d...