EDM 1609: Dr Shashikanth

That this House is aware that, in 2015, GP practices in Hillingdon were invited by the Local Clinical Commissioning Group in become part of a GP Network; is appalled by the treatment of Dr Shashikanth, a principal GP whose two practices have served over 8,000 patients for over 15 years, because he refused to become part of a GP network; notes that his refusal was based on his patients’ anxiety that their data could be shared with third parties; is outraged that the now disbanded Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Group terminated his contracts as he was not part of a GP Network; is concerned that, despite the Court of Appeal ruling that Dr Shashikanth had his contract terminated unlawfully, he has yet to have his contract reinstated; draws attention to the warnings from the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care to all Integrated Care Systems that organisations could be processing confidential patient information without ensuring that the processing does not breach confidentiality; calls on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to undertake a full investigation into this case to ensure that other GPs are not put in a similar position and; further calls on the Government to ensure that rigorous procedures are put in place to guarantee patients’ data is not shared with third parties without their consent.