The point of this move is to remove a burden from GPs. They'll no longer have to worry about securely handing over data to third parties. Each GP does it in a d

The point of this move is to remove a burden from GPs. They'll no longer have to worry about securely handing over data to third parties. Each GP does it in a different way with different levels of skill. This thing will make NHS Digital the first point of contact for third parties to get to the data rather than GPs. The article seems to stress that your data will now be up for sale to corporations but this is already happening to GPs.