NHS accused of breaching doctor-patient confidentiality for helping Home Office target foreigners | The Independent

A legal challenge is being made against the UK Home Office over allegations claims it violated patients’ rights to privacy under the Human Rights Act. It is claimed that the department had access to confidential patient information to help monitor immigration, without consultation with staff or the public. Research has suggested that many migrants requiring medical assistance have not sought care due to concerns that their personal data was being shared by the National Health Service.