Patient confidentiality

NHS England and pharmacy organisations defend access to patient data

Allowing pharmacists access to summary care records will not adversely affect patient privacy, NHS England says.…

Giving pharmacists access to summary care records will improve patient care

Pharmacists must seize the opportunity offered by read-only access to summary care records and prove that full access to GP patient notes is the logical next step.…

Patients in England could access their own GP records by March 2015

All patients in England will be able to access their own GP records by March 2015 and their entire healthcare records by 2017, under plans contained in a report by the National Information Board.…