> If NHS hands health data over to private companies, there should be very strong legal protections governing the use of that data. NHS hands health data over

> If NHS hands health data over to private companies, there should be very strong legal protections governing the use of that data. NHS hands health data over to lots of private companies. Like any corporate entity, NHS would be expected to perform better when it outsources non-core work. The core work of the hospitals is patient care. The core work of the health care system is coordination, neither of which sounds like "algorithm development". Keep in mind there is a vast standing body of law and precedent around these issues in the US, Britain, and anywhere else that medical research is undertaken.