SHADOW Health Minister Catherine King has called on the Government to extend the three month window available for consumers to opt out of the My Health Record system.
King cited "significant and growing concern" about the platform, with privacy advocates raising issues about the security of the system.
"There is now a strong case to extend the opt-out period beyond the three months currently planned so the Government can launch a comprehensive information campaign to educate the public and restore their trust in this reform," she wrote in a formal letter to Health Minister Greg Hunt this week.
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