Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm

Per The Guardian, the US private equity firm TPG has acquired Optum UK, the electronic patient record system used by most GP practices in England, in a deal worth approximately four hundred million dollars. Doctors and members of parliament are expressing concerns that sensitive NHS patient data is increasingly being placed under private company control. Experts say the acquisition should prompt serious scrutiny, raising questions about how patient records will be managed and protected under private equity ownership.

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