GRE阅读练习：英国收集公民健康数据引争议.docxVIP

Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE阅读练习：英国收集公民健康数据引争议 GRE考试模拟：GRE阅读练习：英国收集公民健康数据引争议 GRE考试精品课程训练  NESTLED among offers for tree trimmers, cleaners and slankets, the English may have noticed a leaflet with “important information” about their health records last month. More likely, they did not. Though the National Health Service says it sent one to every household, over 70% of the public do not remember getting it. Those who did pick it off the carpet learned of a plan to collect patient data from GPs. Slated to begin in April, it has now been shelved for six months so that a more robust campaign can be mounted to convince the public of its merits.  上个月，从事修剪树木、清洁工作或是居家的英国人可能会注意到有一张传单记录着他们健康情况的重要信息。更多的是，他们可能没有注意到这一现象。尽管英国国民保健服务机构称他们给每户家庭都送了一张健康信息单，超过70%的公众不记得收到过。那些在门口的垫子上捡到健康信息单的人们了解到，需要通过全科医生收集病人数据。尽管既定4月份开始启动，这一计划现在已经被搁置了6个月，因此，可能会利用一场更加激烈的活动让公众认识到该信息单的优越性。  The programme, called care.data, attracted little attention when it was set up as part of the Health and Social Care Act of 2012. Many patients now feel it has been thrust upon them with little consultation. Critics have stoked fears that the database might be hacked or misused by businesses or other third parties, which can petition the government for access. Despite safeguards to keep identifiable data confidential, GPs worry patients will withhold information from them. Many will likely opt out of the scheme, which almost two-thirds of the public opposes.  这一项目称为关爱数据，最初作为2012年健康和社会保健法案设立时并未引起人们的关注。许多病人现在认为这项法案没有咨询他们的意见就强加在了他们的身上。评论家们担心该数据库被黑客窃取或者被滥用于商业以及被第三方所利用，因为这些公司或第三方可以向政府申请访问权限。尽管保护措施确保可识别的数据非常隐秘，但是全科医生担心病人将从中撤走其个人信息。几乎有三分之二的公众反对该项目，很多人可能决定从中退出。  The NHS certainly has a public-relations problem, but its central case is strong. Data on patients in hospital are already collected by the health service—and have never been seriously breached, say officials. These have helped it to allocate funds and keep accurate books. The information has also helped to save liv