Published 15 July 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2814
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Summary care records

Joy of shared health records

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The summary care record is a step towards a truly shared health record away from the fragmented jumble of paper and partially computerised records in most of the NHS.1 This area has been using shared records for a decade. I can view what has happened to my patients when they are seen by my colleagues working out of hours, in palliative care teams, in community nursing, and medical outpatients. More importantly these colleagues have access to the information that enables them to do their job more safely and efficiently. Most importantly my patients get better care, and they know it.

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Matthew Curtis, GP partner1

1 Holycroft Surgery, Keighley BD21 1SA

mattcurtis@doctors.org.uk

Competing interests: MC is associate clinical lead (IT), NHS Bradford and Airedale.

  1. Cole A. Sharing patient data should not be based on implied consent. BMJ 2009;338:b2441. (16 June.)[Free Full Text]

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