The National Health Service is not prepared for the upcoming overhaul of European data protection laws, some experts say. ZDNet reports that, at an event this week, the chief information officer for health detailed plans allowing for electronic medical records' implementation and said that government plans "rely on a free flow of data." But, the culture and systems are not in place to handle such implementation, says a spokesman for the British Medical Association. "The general level of information assurance is poor," he said. Legal expert Stuart Knowles said NHS systems have not been built with information security in mind, and now data security is being "bolted on."
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