Update: The Pharmacy Guild and the Consumer Health Forum (CHF) have both welcomed the findings of the evaluation of the My Health Record opt-out trials, which recommend that the national system move to opt-out following overwhelming support from consumers and healthcare providers.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has also repeated its support for opt-out, with some caveats on the recommendations made in the report, released late last week. An AMA spokesperson emphasised that the recommendations "have no particular status and have not been endorsed by government".