Police to access national NHS medical records

It seems that those of us that were worried about the police etc having access to the national NHS database are proven to be right to worry. It seems that the police have been given permission to access the database.

http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2008/02/police-will-be-allowed-searche.html

How long will it be bfore they and possibly the SS do searches for all possible knife/bullet wounds, all those under 16 on the pill, all those who access A&E twice or more in 3 months, rape victims, parents on drug rehab, parents who drink over a set limit of alcohol a week, those under 18 who admit to consuming alcohol, under 16s above/bellow a set Body Mass Index, parents on anti-depressants, parents in therapy. the list is possibly endless and the amount of people the info can be shared with (including local councils, SS, schools/teachers etc) is vastly more than people are told and vastly more than at any time in history and vastly more than any other ‘free’ country in the world. It seems that doctors and health workers in general realy are set to become ‘agents of the state’ but at the same time continue to lie about privacy and access to our most sensitive of information.

Other links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7250589.stm