Editorials Soft paternalism and the ethics of shared electronic patient records BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38890.391632.68 (Published 29 June 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:2 Article Related content Metrics Responses Peer review Related articles Analysis And Comment Patients should have to opt out of national electronic care recordsFORAGAINST Published: 29 June 2006; BMJ 333 doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7557.39 News Roundup [abridged Versions Appear In The Paper Journal] Primary care trusts to continue direct provision of services Published: 16 March 2006; BMJ 332 doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7542.627 Analysis And Comment Keeping the NHS electronic spine on track Published: 16 March 2006; BMJ 332 doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7542.656 Letter To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Analogy for soft paternalism in shared electronic records is flawed Published: 13 July 2006; BMJ 333 doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.147-a Letter To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Electronic patient record is incompatible with confidentiality Published: 13 July 2006; BMJ 333 doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.146-b Letter NHS has not learnt IT lessons from 1999 Published: 13 July 2006; BMJ 333 doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.147-b Letter To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Poor training of locums in using hospital computer systems poses risk Published: 13 July 2006; BMJ 333 doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.147 See more Communicating risk to patients in the emergency department BMJ December 05, 2016, 355 i6437; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6437 Distilling ethics, compassion, science and the art of medicine BMJ December 05, 2016, 355 i6510; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6510 Too much chemotherapy BMJ November 10, 2016, 355 i6027; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6027 US transplant study may have violated federal rules BMJ November 04, 2016, 355 i5956; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5956 Trusts risk litigation payouts by not adopting full consent process, warns college BMJ November 01, 2016, 355 i5840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5840 Cited by... To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Analogy for soft paternalism in shared electronic records is flawedFulltext To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Poor training of locums in using hospital computer systems poses riskFulltext To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Electronic patient record is incompatible with confidentialityFulltext