Patient records

Patient records: when will community pharmacies get access?

Despite repeated calls for read-write access and the issue of public safety, the majority of community pharmacies still lack access to patient records.…

Pharmacies to have ‘seamless’ access to patient records under NHS digital reforms

The 'Plan for digital health and social care' has set out a range of digital reforms to be rolled out within the NHS over the next ten years.…

Community pharmacy access to shared patient records ‘not prioritised’

Exclusive: The local health and care record programme will offer priority to GPs and trusts for access to shared care records.…

Reaching for the cloud: the case for a universal digital patient record

Pharmacists have long called for read-write access to the patient record, with patient consent. In this blog, Clare Morrison, director for Scotland at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, makes the case for going one step beyond: holding patient records in a single, universal data cloud.…

What community pharmacy access to shared health and social care records could mean for patient care

Community pharmacies in Dorset could soon have access to system-wide health and social care records. Robin Mitchell, owner of Victoria Park Pharmacy in Dorchester, explains why pharmacists should jump at the opportunity.…

The future is giving patients control over their own medication records

The patient is the only person present at every stage of their treatment as they move between different healthcare settings, meaning that patient-held information could plug holes in our records and contribute to medicines safety.…

SCR access cuts medicines reconciliation time by nearly ten minutes per patient, study finds

Hospital pharmacists can save almost ten minutes per patient and identify more discrepancies when reconciling medication if they have access to the summary care record, according to research published in the Journal of Pharmacy Management.…

Pharmacists granted iPad access to patient records in NHS Digital trial

Staff at two Weldricks pharmacies in the north of England have started using iPads to access the summary care record in an effort to improve interaction with patients.…

Pharmacy2U accessed summary care records 31 times in a year, NHS Digital data show

Industry-leading online pharmacy, Pharmacy2U, has accessed patients’ summary care records just 31 times over the past year, according to NHS Digital data on SCR use in pharmacies across England.…

Simple app helps patients take control of their medical appointments and treatments

Patient Access by patient.co.uk.…