This has come up before
http://www.publictechnology.net/sector/nhs-health/nhs-offshoring-data-india-prompts-security-fears
and in 2004
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/18/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth
I've been trying to find out more, but not getting very far. If this relates to commissioning by NHS Shared Business Services they say this about their procedures as a processor
http://www.sbs.nhs.uk/sbs/assets/FOI%20FAQ%20NHS%20Shared%20Business%20Services%2012%2011%202010%20FINAL.doc
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Daily Mail - remember!
NHS Trusts have all the data processor obligations
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Hospitals are sending hundreds of thousands of confidential letters about patients to India to be typed up by poorly-paid workers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2201125/NHS-hospitals-sending-confidential-notes-India-typed-up.html#ixzz268vAWXes
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