Anyone know more about this BT "uk identity verification" scheme?

[Adrian Midgley]

On Saturday 08 March 2003 16:28, you wrote:

> How many people routinely shred electricity bills?
> Mary Hawking

I burn stuff with names on, I have a fireplace in my office.
The NHS insists on sending huge amounts of disposable paper with=20
names on, that we shred and then hand to a commercial service=20
for further disposal. =20


> individual actually exists at home..) In course of time, they
> go home for a few years - then return and register in a
> different practice and get *another* NHS number and
> identity... leaving the previous NHS number/identity
> undisturbed....

I would expect the central registry to look them up before=20
issuing an NHS number, and to raise a query if they have any=20
matching details chiefly name and date of birth.

The links system in the accredited GP system produces a=20
temporary number prefaced by a "?" and the algorithm for that is=20
unclear to me but trivially important. =20


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