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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Women’s campaigners warn of safety risks from NHS app medical records access

PA Wire

Domestic abuse survivors and stalking victims should consider deleting their NHS app or contacting their GP surgery as a change to allow access to medical records comes into effect, women’s safety groups have warned.

Campaigners and a doctors’ union have voiced concerns about the potential risks for vulnerable people as a result of the change in how NHS medical records can be accessed and said their safety has been “largely ignored” in the process.

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