Apparently you did.
I have read that this information will not now be sold to third parties.
There has been little information(to the public) about who (and why) the information will go to.
I recently went into my practice to ask about opting out from this database.
I was told to put my request in writing.
I downloaded a form from the internet and took this into the practice.
When I handed it in I asked how I would know that my information was opted out of the database......the receptionist went through the form on the computer and I watched while she took mine and my husbands records off the database.
She then went on to tell me that all the records were anonymised, and that conditions were coded for security/confidentiality reasons.
She said that she was on the database. I told her that that was her prerogative. I told her that I didn't trust any large organisation with confidential information.
She then said that the information about the system had been badly handled...I agreed with her and told her that this was precisely the reason the I did not want to be on this database.
If they are so inept at letting us know what is happening and why...and who the information will be accessed by, then it is a sure bet that they are not fit to have access to the information
The Big Opt Out » Opt out letter
For those who want to opt out(I'm not suggesting that you should - just that I don't want to be on it)...the above is a link to a form that your practice will accept.