The report produced by the former prime minister and ex-Conservative leader detailed 40 recommendations on ways to help keep the UK at the forefront of artificial intelligence and biotechnology. On selling NHS medical records, the report states that these would be anonymised and sold to an independent company (free from government interference). It said that the sell-off would "strictly preserve privacy while bringing massive benefits to research, public health and patient treatment". Writing in The Times, Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague praised the "extraordinary age of gene therapies, new antibiotics and molecular factories". The report also proposes having patients set up "personal health accounts" via the NHS app to allow them to book appointments and manage treatments.

Source: The Times January 25, 2024 12:42 UTC