>Now would be a good time to cease all co-operation with CfH for 10
>yrs or so until the government has demonstrated a consistent capacity
>to keep electronic records safely.
Certainly today's news on 15 million benefits records going astray
backs up what you suggest.
But shouldn't it go further? Trust by the patient in medical
confidentiality should be at the heart of a GP's ethic. Stewardship of
records should not be passed on routinely at all.
Gareth
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