I did the same apart from posted it to Docs surgery and phoned the practice nurse to confirm it was all sorted a few days later, and as you said the other National online one.
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I did the same apart from posted it to Docs surgery and phoned the practice nurse to confirm it was all sorted a few days later, and as you said the other National online one.
I think at some point in the future we won't even own our own DNA, governments will be flogging it to the highest bidder behind closed doors
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Same. I have very little on my medical record (I've never had so much as a cold) but who knows that may change and I don't plan on being in the UK for the rest of my life. So it's one thing less to worry about when I cut my ties.
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I'm amazed how many of you are that bothered that someone may see your medical records, are you really that special?
I read them for a living and it's very rare anything stands out.
My records are 5x A&E admissions coming off my bike, ear operations and a dodgy knee, everything else has been destroyed because it was that long ago.
My GP records go on for longer but there's nothing on them I wouldn't tell anybody.
I read them for a living and it's very rare anything stands out.
My records are 5x A&E admissions coming off my bike, ear operations and a dodgy knee, everything else has been destroyed because it was that long ago.
My GP records go on for longer but there's nothing on them I wouldn't tell anybody.
They will be used by private companies to increase costs to you. e.g. Taking out travel insurance? Well you once had a broken leg so you must be doing risky activities. Let's increase the premium. 5x A&E admissions? Wow you really are a bit accident prone so we will have to increase your premium for that employment protection cover. Hey, we just noticed your father had cancer. Hmmm, let's increase your life insurance premium in case it's hereditary. Oh wait, you have a history of work burnout and depression, well that will put up the cost of your life insurance even more.
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People are just been data conscious - what if this happens?, what if that happens?, what they going to do with it? e.t.c. Perfectly normal reaction.
Given any identifiable data is only provided in coded form how would insurance companies be able to do that?
Likewise, at 68 years old, they can do what they like with my proclivities to various illnesses and conditions.
Plus there's nothing wrong with private business.
Don't forget your tin foil hat as well.
Can you guarantee that a small change of policy in the future won't allow them to identify it? Like most things it starts in small incremental steps.
Do you genuinely believe that a private company wouldn't use the data for their own benefit if they can? If the case for it is so strong then why not make it an opt-in instead? If the case is strong enough people would happily volunteer their information.
They cant...
...yet
Is it tin foil hat time? There have been a lot of ethical discussions about the use of genetical screening data being used by insurance companies to base your risk on.
From what I can see, it looks like only Florida has signed a genetic privacy bill in the US to stop this exact thing happening.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/life-insurance/genetic-testing/
I remember the same ethical discussions going on when I was studying genetics in the late 90's
Yes, insurance companies cannot identify you from this data so they cannot possibly use it to jack up your premiums.
The BMA and the Royal College of GPs are refusing to endorse the the gathering of data and have concerns over why such a short amount of time and very little information has been given to the wider population about the opt outs https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/04/bma_and_royal_college_of/