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As of October 2014 the practice had enabled over 3,200 patients - 28% of its total patient population - to have electronic access to their GP record. This level of access has been shown to cut down on appointments by as much as 12% and the number of phone calls made to practices. [8] Ingrid Brindle, a patient at Hannan's practice, has had ...
The publication of Personalised Health and Care 2020 by the Department of Health elaborated a new attempt to integrate patient records. [8] Its stated ambition was that every citizen would be able securely to access their health records online by 2018 and make real time data available to paramedics, doctors and nurses. [9]
EMIS is one of the suppliers approved by the GP Systems of Choice and so funded by the NHS. Through its Patient Access service, EMIS was the first clinical system providers to enable patients to book GP appointments online and order repeat prescriptions. [11] Patient Access also enables patients to access their own records online. [12]
Patient Online is an NHS England programme to encourage GPs deliver the British government’s promise to give patients in England access to their GP records and to let them book appointments and order prescriptions online. Patients have been able to book online appointments since at least 2009. [1]
Hunt claimed it would mark 'the death-knell of the 8am scramble for GP appointments that infuriates so many patients'. [3] It can also be used to access NHS 111, set patients' data sharing preferences, record organ donation preferences and end-of-life care preferences. [4] All GPs in England will be required to connect to it. [5]
In August 2018 there were problems with the repeat prescription system. More than 10,000 prescriptions that were cancelled on SystmOne software were not cancelled on systems used by community pharmacists. Later in August 20,000 updates made to patients' GP records using SystmOne were not transferred to their Summary Care Record. [13]
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Text of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Access to Medical Reports Act 1988 (c. 28) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which applies to people in England, Wales and Scotland.