Tony Collins writes in his blog at Computer Weekly with more details on the story in the print edition about the accuracy of Summary Care Records: But the researchers at University College, London, found examples where the Summary Care Records central database failed to indicate a patient’s allergies or adverse reactions to drugs, and listed [...]
According to the Daily Telegraph: Pensioners could be forced to carry identity cards to qualify for free bus travel, a Government minister has said. Campaigners last night attacked the plans, with some suggesting that it could stop retired people who are opposed to the controversial scheme from using buses altogether. The Home Office estimates that [...]
Kitty Donaldson writes in US magazine Business Week: Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government may ask U.K. banks and supermarkets to subsidize its national identity-card program, paying for documents for poorer customers to attract business. Home Office minister Meg Hillier said companies might offer to buy the 30-pound ($46) cards for people who wouldn’t pay for [...]
Nicole Kobie writes in the IT Pro Editorial blog: My mum — and yours too, I’m sure — used to say this: “If you’ve got nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” That’s not bad advice for six-year-olds, but I’d expect better from the government. Yesterday, I went to a speech delivered by [...]
Meg Hillier writes in Progress Online, advocating the Home Office’s ID Cards Scheme: There is so much potential for a service which has citizens’ rights at its heart. It can help reach the very people who find it hard to assert their rights now. And the technological possibilities are exciting. My vision is of an [...]
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