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Revealed: NHS patient data handed to credit check company as part of 'bulk residency check' hsj.co.uk/policy-and-reg… 
Read details from leaked emails sent by @NHSImprovement encouraging 51 NHS trusts to hand over historical patient data to credit check company Experian:
@NHSImprovement A second leaked document reveals @NHSImprovement had not checked Experian's processes nor whether handing over patient data was legal or compliant with data protection laws:
@NHSImprovement "People who go to the NHS don't expect their data to be handed over to a credit finance agency."
@NHSImprovement HSJ can reveal @LG_NHS has been handing over patient data to Experian to check if patients are eligible for free NHS care for FIVE years!
@NHSImprovement @LG_NHS Here is a mini-thread containing images of leaked docs on which the above story is based:
