http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=980
"The National Programme for IT has begun initial conversations with the Home Office to examine how the IT infrastructure being put in place in the NHS can be made compatible with national ID cards, production of which may eventually determine a patient's 'entitlement' to receive free healthcare services.
The ID card bill introduced in the House of Commons this week makes clear that the provision of 'public services' may become dependent on the production of a valid identity card. Providing a mechanism to prove entitlement to public services, together with countering terrorist threats, is cited as one of the reasons for the introduction of the national ID card scheme. "
