The Doctors Association UK (DAUK) continues to raise its concerns over plans for a new single patient record.
Dr Steve Taylor, DAUK GP co-lead, contributed to BMJ article on the alarm among doctors and health experts about the proposals to hand the health secretary sweeping new powers to control patients’ data.
The plans are included in the new NHS Modernisation Bill.
Dr Taylor told the BMJ and posted on social media that a single patient record sounds appealing in principle but, as a GP, he can already access hospital records, blood test results, and scan results.
Single patient record
He said: “The selling point of the single patient record was the fact that you wouldn’t have to repeat yourself 10 times to every clinician or nurse that you met.
“But the reality is, even within hospital contexts the patient is the best person to tell you what’s in their patient record.”
Dr Sarah Jacques, DAUK GP co-lead, has spoken to GP Online and to Pulse Today to express concern at the new Health Bill and single patient record.
Read the article in the BMJ in full.
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