Hello , 

 

Things are hotting up - and I don't just mean the lovely sunshine we're getting. Isn't it fab!

 

No, I'm also talking about the government's desire to keep us under the thumb and grab our data. Did you know that we only have until Wednesday 23rd June to stop them selling all our NHS data? As of 1st July, unless you have opted out, “data may be shared from the GP medical records about… any living patient registered at a GP practice in England when the collection started.” 

Are you happy about that? I'm guessing not as you will have no idea who will buy your sensitive medical data. So, to opt-out of this, firstly fill in this form and give it to your GP practice to protect the data they hold about you. Then fill in and send this form to stop your general NHS data being sold. Your children's data can be protected by filling in this form. I know, it's a ridiculous amount of forms and you shouldn't have to do it, but it's important that you do in order to protect yourself. Please tell your friends and family about this too.

 

Oh, and on the subject of privacy, one of our readers asked me to create a template letter to send to MPs about why vaccine passports need to be stopped, so I've added one to this article.

 

On a happier note, I was on Channel 5 News last week talking about how insurance companies will have to give loyal customers the same deal that new customers get for motor and home insurance as of January (see the pic above). So that will make things better for consumers from next year onwards.

 

And finally, there's still time to join my investing webinar this evening. It's a slightly more advanced course than the 'How to invest with just a tenner' one, but it's just as cheap - a mere £10.99 for my lovely MoneyMagpie readers!

 

Love, Jasmine