http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2009-03/care-record-opt-out-patients-told-to-explain-reasons-in-person/ The latest on Identity Cards and Databases in the UK Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2009-03/care-record-opt-out-patients-told-to-explain-reasons-in-person/comment-page-1/#comment-142774 Cynthia Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:51:27 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1091#comment-142774 As a matter of information, when the ideal of a NHS database first came to our attention both myself and my husband went to the BIG OPT OUT WEB SITE, copied the letter and sent it to our GP and the Dept.of Health. Our GP never raised any queries - however, when speaking to a member of the Department of Health, after receiving their bombastic regular letter - I telephoned the writer and we had to say the least quite an argument - I listened to her reasons then told her I was not going to agree to this invasion of our privacy. Eventually she gave in. We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated by these government officials, they read from a 'script' and any deviation upset them. So we must continue to 'upset them'. As a matter of information, when the ideal of a NHS database first came to our attention both myself and my husband went to the BIG OPT OUT WEB SITE, copied the letter and sent it to our GP and the Dept.of Health. Our GP never raised any queries – however, when speaking to a member of the Department of Health, after receiving their bombastic regular letter – I telephoned the writer and we had to say the least quite an argument – I listened to her reasons then told her I was not going to agree to this invasion of our privacy. Eventually she gave in. We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated by these government officials, they read from a ’script’ and any deviation upset them. So we must continue to ‘upset them’.

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