The Information Commissioner's office (ICO) has confirmed that the Information Commissioner has "many concerns" with regard to the proposed NHS Database and that "high level" confidential discussions between the Information Commissioners Office and "Connecting for Health" are on going. The ICO has also provided detailed guidance which must oblige changes to the National Care Records Guarantee and the patient information which derives from it, so that patients must be informed of their right not to have their data recorded on the National NHS Database.

The letter from the Information Commissioner's office is at
ardenhoe.demon/IC_PT_18_07_05.pdf

My originating enquiry is at
ardenhoe.demon/PT_IC_28_06_05.doc

My further reply to the Information Commissioners office is at
ardenhoe.demon/PT_ICO_26_07_05.doc

which in turn refers to a paper provided to "Connecting for Health" in response to a recent discussion paper produced by the "Connecting for Health" GP Clinical leads.

ardenhoe.demon/Response%20to%20Pringle.pdf

This was a LETTER to blog, from

Dr Paul Thornton
Pear Tree Surgery
28 Meadow Close
Kingsbury
Warwickshire
B78 2NR
UK