Remove barriers on NHS data access to save patient lives – review

UK’s health data should be recognised as critical national infrastructure, says independent review (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Barriers on NHS data access should be removed so it can be used to improve patient care and allow crucial research into diseases like dementia, cancer and heart disease, a review has urged.

Patients and their families are being let down because policymakers and healthcare leaders are not maximising the benefits of the rich abundance of health data in the UK, Professor Cathie Sudlow OBE, who led the independent review, said.