And that is exactly how things ought to be done, like in the good old days. Vital research could be continued to be carried out by the Medical Research Council (MRC) who already work with Charities and the Pharmaceutical Industry, MRC could be left in charge of the NHS Data, ensuring that it is used within a tightly regulated academic framework instead of putting ATOS, the lowest bidder in charge of the most personal data of the population and tasking them to generate a profit without too much consideration for security and confidentiality.
But of course that would be all wrong because it would involve some initial investment into the MRC and Academic Research in general and that would be wrong.
