The NHS Spine & Summary Care Record (SCR): Central Data Extraction
The NHS Spine processes over 2 billion messages every month. While critical for urgent care, the Spine also serves as the primary conduit for secondary data extraction and commercial research access.
- Personal Demographics Service (PDS): Links NHS numbers across all regional trust software.
- Summary Care Record Extensions: Additional clinical details uploaded without explicit opt-in consent.
- Data Extraction Vulnerabilities: Third-party queries bypass local GP gatekeepers.
🔍 Detailed technical teardown of Spine data flows and opt-out verification coming next week.
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