I'm grateful to all for responses on and off list.  The general view is against such sharing but, interestingly, I now know of two areas in which this data sharing has been undertaken, so I obviously need to look further into what legislation/agreements enabled this.
 
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Jim
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http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/newsroom/media/jointguidance250407?searchterm=joint+guidance+on+use+of+it+equipment
 
'Common Law Duty of Confidentiality' - para 3
 
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Regardless of legality, it would be unlikely to work in places such as London where a GP's list could be made up of people from two or three different boroughs.  I doubt the practices would have the resources to make accurate reports to each borough.  That is also assuming that their lists are up to date.  I don't suppose that removing themselves from a GPs list is top priority for all those migrant workers who are now returning home, or even house-sharers who have moved on.

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It is being proposed to share information about people's GP Practice registration with the city council in order to support the preparation/planning being undertaken in advance of the 2011 census.
 
If anyone has views or information to share about this, I'd be glad to hear from them.
 
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Jim Whitaker
 
 

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