Adrian, yes, MTAS do actually ask for sexual preference and even gave
you examples just in case we weren't sure what the question meant, or
perhaps to prompt self discussion. I have no issue with my sexual
preference but it still annoyed me somewhat as it is frankly
irrelevant. Unless it's a similar view as that of insurance
companies that if you're gay then you pay more for health insurance
because, naturally, gay poeple are more likely to die of sexual
trasmitted diseases - not 13 year olds plus that think a condom is
the head of the Police...
On 6 May 2007, at 13:55, Adrian Fogarty wrote:
> Sexual preference? Are you sure? I don't believe that. Gender,
> probably; marital status, possibly, but I didn't think they asked
> for sexual orientation, not least because the latter's not as
> readily verifiable as the former. Mind you, MTAS isn't exactly a
> leading light when it comes to compiling verifiable information.
>
> I could be wrong, however, but I'd be very surprised. Any juniors
> on the list who've had first-hand experience of MTAS applications
> care to comment?
>
> AF
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Montague"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 1:11 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Notes and their ownership: Grumpy old man
>
>> Jel,
>>
>> I was prompted by the MTAS debacle last week in which
>> applicants personal details including address, DOB and
>> sexual preference (why for God's sake do they ask
>> that?) were made available to the whole world. (See
>> The Times, Wednesday last and Doctors Net: forum >
>> Politics and Committees > MMC).
>>
>> Also, Our local paper tells us an NHS trust a long way
>> from here kept its payroll and HR data in such a form
>> that when it was burgled last week, the media
>> containing this data was taken and is now in the hands
>> of persons of doubtful propriety! Lovely!
>>
>> Its just too easy to make mistakes with databases.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> --- Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 07:14:27 -0700
>>> From: Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Notes and their ownership: Grumpy
>>> old man
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> Alan Montague wrote:
>>> > Anyway, soon the patients' secrets will all be on
>>> the
>>> > national computer database and we have had a
>>> recent
>>> > spectacular display of how insecure NHS computers
>>> can
>>> > be.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Hi Alan
>>>
>>> Can you point me to that example please? I missed
>>> the story.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> jel
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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