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The Access to Health Records Act 1990 gave them the right to inspect their own records. The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply to medical records as to other records. Only 3% of GPs in England offered online record access in October 2014 to patients although all of them were expected to by April 2015. [3]
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]
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.
Patients Know Best is a British social enterprise, [1] with an aim of putting patients in control of their own medical records. [2] In the UK, Patients Know Best integrates into the NHS app [3] and in the Netherlands, it integrates with the government's personal health records infrastructure persoonlijke gezondheidsomgeving (PGO).
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]
The Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which applies to people in England, Wales and Scotland.. In Scotland it entitles any person entitled to act on behalf of the patient, where the patient is incapable within the meaning of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
A Summary Care Record (SCR) is an electronic patient record, a summary of National Health Service patient data held on a central database covering England, part of the NHS National Programme for IT. The purpose of the database is to make patient data readily available anywhere that the patient seeks treatment, for example if they are staying ...
Some patient portal applications enable patients to register and complete forms online, which can streamline visits to clinics and hospitals. Many portal applications also enable patients to request prescription refills online, order eyeglasses and contact lenses, access medical records, pay bills, review lab results, and schedule medical ...