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US Private Equity Firm Takes Control of NHS Patient Records
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US Private Equity Firm Takes Control of NHS Patient Records
A US private equity firm is set to take control of NHS patient records, sparking further concerns about Britain’s public bodies handing over sensitive personal data to private firms. Asset management company TPG acquired healthcare technology business Optum UK earlier this year in a £300m deal that included subsidiary EMIS – the firm that supplies […]
29 Jul, 16:09
The Guardian
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
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A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data is increasingly being handed to private companies.
The investment firm TPG has bought Optum UK, the…
27 Jul, 10:43
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