Re: FFS!
I suspect GPs may not have been told to break the law, but that they have used data collected under direction from the DHSC. DHSC has extensive powers to require data from NHS bodies including GPs under a number of routes, including s254 of the 2012 HSCA and the Control of Patient Information Regulations (COPI).
It may be that this will raise public awareness of these powers and stimulate a debate on whether they are appropriate.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
