The NHS England Advisory Group for Data (AGD) has recommended that the UK government refrain from expanding legal rules on patient data access, initially introduced during the Covid pandemic, until further public consultation is conducted. This advice comes in response to a Labour proposal to broaden the scope of NHS England's data sharing to encompass areas beyond Covid, including service evaluation, clinical audits, and health surveillance. The group's meeting minutes from 19 September indicate that the planned expansion, referred to as the NHS England Secure Analytics Service Pilot Directions 2024, should not proceed without a robust communication and engagement plan to ensure public transparency.
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