Only 13% of UK adults trust big tech firms with handling anonymized NHS data

Only 13 percent of the 2081 UK adults surveyed by YouGov claimed they could trust multinational big tech companies to handle anonymised NHS patient data in a confidential manner, with 76 percent saying they do not support such information being analysed in countries which may have different laws governing data security and confidentiality to the UK. “There’s little doubt that new technologies will play a part in delivering care in future, and the results from this study confirm that most people support the use of anonymised patient data for medical research purposes,” said Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association. A total of 102 MPs also took part in the survey, commissioned by health technology firm Sensyne Health, with only 58 percent suggesting that they would prefer the analysis of anonymous NHS patient data to be undertaken by a UK company than a multinational one – more Labour MPs felt this way (74 percent) compared with Conservative MPs (53 percent).

Source: techerati.com