Tag: Health Select Committee

Campaigners call for NHS access to Orkambi as MP inquiry gets underway

by Selina McKee | Mar 8, 2019 | News | 0

Patients and campaigners took to the streets in London yesterday demanding NHS access to Vertex’ cystic fibrosis drugs, following a public hearing on the situation ordered by MPs.

MPs criticise NHS Digital/Home Office data sharing deal

by Selina McKee | Apr 16, 2018 | News | 0

The Health and Social Care Committee has voiced “serious concerns” about NHS Digital’s ability to protect patient data, after reviewing its Memorandum of Understanding with the Home Office that allows data sharing to trace immigration offenders.