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Published in: ourNHS: NewsMillions opt out of England’s health data-sharing plan
NHS data-sharing scheme put on hold ‘indefinitely’ after public backlash to privacy concerns raised by openDemocracy
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionA 3% NHS pay ‘rise’ is a disgrace. Our health service needs proper investment
One nurse speaks out on dire working conditions, low pay and the erosion of a vital public service
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsProtestors and doctors’ union call on MPs to block new English health bill
The British Medical Association has come out in opposition to the Health and Care Bill, piling pressure on government
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisForget the spin – new English NHS bill is all about cutting our right to healthcare
Far from reversing the disastrous 2012 reforms, this new bill makes it even easier to axe and privatise services –...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News‘No record’ of Matt Hancock meeting Tory donor who owns stake in £346m COVID contract
Exclusive: UK government accused of ‘very serious’ transparency failure over meeting with private health firm...
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Published in: ourNHS: ExplainerYour top 12 questions on England’s GP data grab – answered
We address openDemocracy readers’ biggest concerns about the upcoming data grab – including what opting out means,...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionImagine! Hancock’s GP data grab is not about saving lives
The health secretary says his plans will put us in control of our health data and suggests no one but our clinicians...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionLegal threat sharpens over UK government plans to harvest patient data from GPs
openDemocracy and campaigners threaten injunction over the largest seizure of personal medical records in NHS...
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisMatt Hancock has quietly told your GP to hand over your health data. Why?
If you live in England, all your encounters with your GP – information about your physical, mental and sexual health...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisThis should be the social care election – why is it being treated as anything but?
Some 30,000 died of COVID in England’s care homes. Yet with few understanding councils and the care system, social...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisOn eating disorders, it's time to stop talking and start acting
In the UK, many people are missing out on potentially life-saving treatment because of chronic underfunding and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhat Cameron and the Greensill app tells us about NHS digital privatisation
Greensill’s app may appear an obscure product for Cameron to stake his reputation on. But it is emblematic of the...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionWe’ve won our lawsuit over Matt Hancock’s £23m NHS data deal with Palantir
And here’s what needs to happen now
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Published in: digitaLiberties: OpinionFive reasons to worry about ‘spy tech’ firm Palantir handling your NHS data
Since the British government won't tell us, we can only guess what they’re up to…
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionWhy we’re suing over the £23m NHS data deal with Palantir
The UK government is battling ‘vaccine hesitancy’. How does sneaking through a massive deal with a controversial spy...
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Published in: 50.50Higher risks, little support: Giving birth while Black and Asian in COVID-19 England
Women of colour are at higher risk of dying in childbirth and because of coronavirus. But the NHS has been slow to respond.
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Published in: ourNHS: InvestigationStay at home with no money for 2 weeks before hospital treatment, NHS patients told
openDemocracy has uncovered a major new flaw in sick pay rules. Medics and experts slam the government for not...
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Published in: ourNHS: InvestigationFresh concerns over privacy and profit in NHS COVID data deals
Documents released to openDemocracy suggest tech firms will profit from controversial deals – and that government...
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Published in: ourNHSUnder pressure, UK government releases NHS COVID data deals with big tech
Hours before openDemocracy was due to sue, government releases massive data-sharing contracts with Amazon,...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionWe must be told what Cummings and Palantir are doing with NHS data
Why is a firm backed by the CIA, and founded by a Trump-supporting billionaire, getting access to a massive store of...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job