Patient confidentiality

Discharge summaries must be electronic from October 2016, says NHS England

All discharge summaries for patients transferring from hospitals in England to the care of their GP must be completed electronically from October 2016, as part of new digital standards being introduced by the government.…

Time to limit the damage caused by inaccurate stories about pharmacists accessing medical records

Scaremongering stories from newspapers could damage the trust between pharmacy and the public.…

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.…