{"id":50471,"date":"2021-06-16T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=50471"},"modified":"2021-06-21T13:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:31:23","slug":"the-delay-to-the-nhs-data-grab-provides-more-time-to-find-out-what-it-really-means-for-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2021\/06\/16\/the-delay-to-the-nhs-data-grab-provides-more-time-to-find-out-what-it-really-means-for-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"The delay to the NHS data grab provides more time to find out what it really means for patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"standfirst\">Now that the date for extracting patients\u2019 data from primary care has been postponed, the government should use this time to to enable meaningful patient consent to be obtained, say Rosie Shire and Ellen Welch<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 12 May, NHS Digital released plans to extract pseudonymised data from the GP records of every patient in England into a central database, so that it could be used for research and planning. The scheme had been in development for three years, but patients were given just over a month to be firstly made aware of the project, and then to opt out if they wished to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Doctors\u2019 Association UK (DAUK), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxglove.org.uk\/news\/stop-the-nhs-gp-data-grab\">in partnership with others<\/a>, were led by non-profit tech justice organisation Foxglove to challenge both the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Digital to halt this process, to enable meaningful patient consent to be obtained. The government responded to this pressure by delaying the opt-out deadline until September, giving us more time to find out about <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nhs.uk\/data-and-information\/data-collections-and-data-sets\/data-collections\/general-practice-data-for-planning-and-research\">the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) initiative<\/a> and how it will work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As clinicians, we have seen firsthand the benefits of sharing health data during the covid-19 pandemic, and DAUK is not against the idea of using GP records to aid research, planning, and funding decisions. We are, however, concerned at the way the government is trying to push through this new data sharing process without fully informing patients. Sneaking this through with so little fanfare or discussion raises suspicions that there is something about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GPDPR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the government is trying to hide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reality is that most people would be happy for the NHS to have their health data, but the current information available on the process does not make clear who will have further access, why they will be given further access, and what will happen if access to the data is breached? If a third party or commercial company financially benefits from having had access to this wealth of health data, will the NHS be able to share in that benefit?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have many questions and few answers so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is the system for GPDPR an opt-out process? If \u201copt out\u201d is the default position, can the government be sure that everyone who has been opted in gave their full, informed consent? After all, to consent to something is to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">give permission for something to happen\u201d\u2014it is active, not passive. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In medical school we are also taught that to consent to something involves having the capacity to understand the risks and benefits, and to be able to weigh these up and freely make a decision (without duress). For those patients who lack mental capacity, who will decide whether their records should be shared?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are also troubled by the fact that the processing of these opt-out forms is being forced onto general practice without agreement or remuneration at this time of unprecedented patient need. The process of putting the form on a patient\u2019s record and ensuring the opt out code is added will need administrative time, which may mean one less person answering the telephones or requesting prescriptions. There is already an online option available for patients to opt out of sharing their hospital data (the national data opt-out); so why hasn\u2019t the government used a similar digital solution for primary care to remove some of the burden from general practice? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, online only is not enough; we know many people do not use the internet, so information needs to be made available in a variety of formats to avoid discrimination. Yet this important work shouldn\u2019t be once again dumped on GP teams\u2014it should be a properly planned and funded campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is vital that all these questions are answered before people make a decision about whether to opt in or out of this scheme. Usually, everything a clinician documents in medical records will be confidential, only for use for the patient\u2019s care, and with strict limitations about when confidentiality can be broken. If a doctor feels they must break confidentiality, for the benefit of the patient or the public, they are advised to try and obtain the patient\u2019s consent before doing so. The GPDPR risks disrupting this protected relationship that is at the heart of primary care. If patients are concerned that something they say during a consultation could be shared beyond their medical records, will they be as open and honest with their GP? This whole process could have huge longer term implications for patient care if GPDPR deters full disclosure and professionals are advising treatment without an awareness of the whole picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We now have until September to seek answers. If the fine print reveals that people\u2019s data will not be protected, then we will continue to take the issue to court to fight for patients&#8217; trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rosie Shire<\/strong> is a GP with the Doctors\u2019 Association UK. Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relshire\">@relshire<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competing interests:<\/strong> none declared.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ellen <span class=\"il\">Welch <\/span><\/strong>is a GP with the Doctors\u2019 Association UK. Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wanderingwelch\">@wanderingwelch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competing interests:<\/strong> none declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the date for extracting patients\u2019 data from primary care has been postponed, the government should use this time to to enable meaningful patient consent to be obtained, say [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2021\/06\/16\/the-delay-to-the-nhs-data-grab-provides-more-time-to-find-out-what-it-really-means-for-patients\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":50472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[236],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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