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NHS Sends Confidential Data of Patients to India for Processing
More than 30 care trusts have begun to send patient details overseas under pressure to cut costs, the Sunday Times reports.
NHS Waltham Forest, one of the primary care trusts that is sending patient data overseas, said it took "all appropriate security measures" to protect the information.
The databases are administered by about 200 workers in Pune, India.
Although companies handling the records in India said security was "paramount", there is a risk of patients being identified if the NHS numbers are matched with anonymous clinical notes carrying NHS numbers.
As part of the process, a set of clinical notes will be based on a consultant's findings during a session with a patient, which he will read into a voice recorder during the appointment.
The recording is then transferred to a computer and sent to India, where it is transcribed.
Workers in India are also producing letters for patients with appointments for cervical smear tests and breast screenings.
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