Yet again for the umpteenth time this shows the total incompetence of this Government . Just think back ten years when Labour had only just got into power and we had all those hopes of how good they would be, and what a total let down they have shown themselves to be. Why do these people continue to give computer projects to the same incompetents each time, like for example the inland revenue fiasco.

alan, London, UK

@John Dixon: "...and the majority of doctors in the UK are very, very, very, very angry at this moment in time."

What makes you think that doctors are the only ones? Welcome to the club.

@Mei Nortley: "...breach of the Data Protection Act..." yeah right - like anyone's going to be prosecuted for breaking that.

Oh, and as for resigning, the rules for that have changed - they don't do that anymore, on principle. Sorry, the rules haven't changed, but you only need to resign if you have integrity...

And finally, if our Norman overlords weren't fighting Crusades on the other side of the planet, there would be money left for nurses and doctors. Someones paying for the wars to kill other peoples families and that someone is YOU.

Fred Smith, London, UK

This news is disgraceful and merely serves to underline how this governemt is treating highly skilled, highly qualified and intelligent workers with utter contempt. I hope thousands of doctors do seek work abroad and that the NHS collapses as a result. If any other group (eg. the tube workers?) were treated in this way, they would probably call a year long stoppage!!! Patients (including potential ones in the goverment) would do well to remember that it isn't ideal to consult an aggeaved angry doctor, and the majority of doctors in the UK are very, very, very, very angry at this moment in time.

John Dixon, London, UK

Another computer cock-up in addition to the unworkable billion pound I.T. System this government has wasted money on.

This Government has wasted BILLIONS of pounds of our money.

They blame hard-working Drs and Nurses (practically ALL of whom work many more than their contracted hours for free), when in fact they have squandered our money in never-ending 'Reorganisation and Change' (which sounds good), basically re-organising Local Health Authorities, to PCTs to smaller PCTs to amalgamated larger PCTs and now back to Regional Health Authorities.

They set Drs and nurses against hospital managers (who are forced into unworkable solutions by the Dept of Health).

We need A Government to stop spin and 'change' for the sake of votes, and instead to set the NHS up as a truly politically independent body

Prof Jones, London,

Why us this report hidden away in the Health section. Surely it has wider implications?

Arthur, Guildford, Surrey

"And this is the same government that tells us the NHS 'Choose and Book' and the National ID Register represents no security risk for our personal information.

Edwin Thornber, Bucharest, Romania"

Indeed this is so Edwin, there are also flying pigs in a holding pattern over heathrow and faries at the bottom of the PM's garden!

Truth be told this Government and the last had a fetsih for expensive computer failures. I want to know who got the bribes or which minister or their family member is a non executive director of the usless company that did most of them. £12 Billion for a computer system for the NHS but not a penny for Nurses, you go figure that one!

Nicholas Kulkarni, Kings Lynn, UK

Doctors are continually putting themselves at risk on a daily basis. Many doctors have treated victims or perpetrayors of serious crimes such as murders and rapes. Doctors are subsequently often called to give evidence in these very such cases. If our personal details are leaked and made public as they have so irresponsibly be made so, the personal safety of doctors and their families is seriously jeopardised.

After all the doctors do to serve the NHS and our patients, after all that Junior Doctors have been put through is past months - this is how the government reward us.

This is a breach of the Data Protection Act of the most profound nature and the DoH and Patricia Hewitt must be help responsible. If Mrs Hewitt has any intergrity left., she should resign.

Mei Nortley, London, UK

It is appalling. Doctors need, nay demand privacy in their work, If a dctor's home address and sexual orientation become available to all their life and career will be over and they will be forced to find employment elsewhere, in the hope of not being targeted.

This governemnt should be thoroughly ashamed of their behaviour and do the right thing, scrap this whole process and let the NHS and its staff get on with their jobs.

Nadine Granger, York, Yorkshire

And this is the same government that tells us the NHS 'Choose and Book' and the National ID Register represents no security risk for our personal information.

Edwin Thornber, Bucharest, Romania