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GPs and hospitals to share patient data for single patient record
Hospitals, GP practices and other NHS providers will be required to share patient data under new legislation to create a single patient record (SPR), the government has announced. The government wants a SPR to join up fragmented health information around the country and help patients receive faster and more accurate healthcare. Clinicians will no longer have to work with missing patient information or have to check in multiple places to find the same data. The SPR will be available to clinicians in parts of the NHS as early as next year. The legislation will be part of a health bill that will scrap NHS England by 2027. Wes Streeting, health secretary, said: “As patients, there’s nothing more frustrating than having to repeat your medical history at every appointment. “When paramedics arrive to heart attack and stroke patients, they can’t see the patients’ medical records, putting them in even greater danger. “For the first time ever, the SPR will mean patients are given real control over their care through a single, secure and authoritative account of their data. “It will be a gamechanger that means NHS staff can see patients’ medical records, allowing them to deliver better care faster and more conveniently, and even saving lives. “This is our 10 year plan for health in action – bringing our analogue NHS into the digital age.” The SPR will allow patients to have more control and transparency, with clear safeguards, audit trails, and choice over how their data is used. Upcoming legislation will enable information related to patients’ health and care to be processed for the purposes of establishing and operating the SPR but will be robust to the threat of data breaches and the public and healthcare professionals will be consulted throughout its design. It will be made available to clinicians as early as 2027 for some specialties, including maternity and frailty care. Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer at NHS England, said: “The SPR will revolutionise patient care across the country – giving all health and care professionals a detailed history of a patient’s care in one place so anyone seeking care on the NHS won’t have to repeat themselves every time they seek help. “For too long, patient information has been held in silos leading to duplication and gaps in understanding by clinicians, which understandably causes frustration for patients and their carers. “This information will also be available to NHS staff in real time, mean...
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BMA responds to media reports on the Single Patient Record
Responding to reports in the media that ' GPs and hospitals will be ordered to share patient data under NHS bill ' The BMA GPs committee chair Dr Katie Bramall said: "GPC England has not been part of the discussions on what form the Single Patient Record will take, who will be granted access, the purposes for which it will be used, or which company will be contracted to operate it. "There are ...
GPs and Hospitals in England to Share Patient Data Under New Law
The UK government has announced legislation that will require GPs and hospitals in England to share patient data, creating a single patient record (SPR) for each individual. This initiative, part of a broader £10bn digitisation of the National Health Service (NHS), was unveiled in the King's Speech on Wednesday.
