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Misinformation about the controversial GP data sharing scheme is being perpetuated by a “small but vocal minority” and could potentially “derail” the system, experts have warned.
The project will help to improve the care of patients with many conditions that are managed by GPs, Professor Cathie Sudlow said.
Conditions such as long Covid, dementia, arthritis, heart failure and depression are mainly managed in GP surgeries and research into these ailments is “not as good as it could be” due to current limitations on data sharing, the director of the BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK added.
Experts said GPs should not be able to opt out their whole practice from the scheme but it should be a decision for patients themselves.
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