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by kieranmaine 1853 days ago
It seems the NHS will still be able to identify patients. FTA:

"Data that directly identifies patients will be replaced with unique codes in the new data set, but the NHS will hold the keys to unlock the codes “in certain circumstances, and where there is a valid legal reason”, according to its website. "
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LatteLazy 1853 days ago
What they don't seem to cover is what they think directly identifying data means.

Does anyone actually know what that means? I wouldn't know from a medical record how much data would need to be removed to make it anonymous. It likely depends on the record. And there are different answers that can both be right (so which are they using?).

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