NHS Apps leaking private data

That's appalling!!  I hate be a paranoid android about data but a little bit of me always thinks of Enemy of the State and how I'd secretly love to be off the grid! You really would think that the NHS apps would be more tightly secured, shoddy! Maybe it's another secret ploy from the Tories to undermine the reputation of the NHS so we won't care when they destroy it  #conspiracytheory

I wonder how there apps were tested for privacy? I understand they're not produced by the NHS, but approved, because the NHS thinks it's good, and the actual coding of the app is done by third party. Clinical relevance can be established by just using the app, but the actual tech protocols aren't accessible to anyone but the developers. So, in theory, the NHS should hire an IT security firm, and then agree with all the developers to confidentially look into their code and perform the audit.

Given that, I'm pretty sure they didn't do that properly... and this shows how important the privacy is. Yet still, there are thousands of webpages which does not have basics like Ts&Cs or Privacy Policy, handling their customer's data in a reckless manner. 

I'll bet its down to costs. The NHS spends a fortune on security consultants instead of nurses then there is an outcry.

NHS leaks sensitive data because they haven't used security consultants, then there is an outcry.

NHS stops advocating or using apps, then gets accused of not keeping up with the modern world and meeting patients needs. Then there is an outcry