Just 752 patients view their SCR online
Just 752 patients out of the more than 1.2m who have a Summary Care Record have opted to view their SCR on HealthSpace.
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GPs join attack on SCR roll-out
GP leaders have joined the attack on the roll-out of the Summary Care Record, calling for an immediate halt to the roll-out and an urgent discussion of the issues with the Department of Health and NHS Connecting for Health. The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee, which represents all GPs in the UK, passed a unanimous motion saying […]
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Two-fifths of PCTs begin SCR campaigns
The summary care record roll out More than 40% of primary care trusts have started their Public Information Programmes for the Summary Care Record and more are expected to follow soon, according to NHS Connecting for Health. The Department of Health’s IT agency told EHI Primary Care that 65 PCTs have started PIPs and that the […]
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SCR suffers from variable GP data
A confidential draft report from the evaluation of the Summary Care Record says data uploaded from GP practices is sometimes wrong but that the SCR can be useful when the data is accurate.
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
As the BMA has another fret about the NHS Summary Care Record, the editor of E-Health Insider asks: where are the clinical champions for NHS IT?
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Hants GP wants explicit consent for SCR
A GP practice in Hampshire has recorded opt-out requests for the Summary Care Record from 20% of its patients, having pledged not to upload any records without explicit consent.
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BMA says ‘suspend SCR roll-out’
The British Medical Association has written to the government calling for the roll-out of the Summary Care Record to be suspended.
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Letter errors fuel SCR roll-out row
The British Medical Association is getting ready to step up its opposition to the roll-out of the Summary Care Record as NHS Connecting for Health confirms that some patients have received information packs meant for others.
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No boundaries plan needs shared records
The abolition of GP practice boundaries will increase the importance of shared medical records, according to the Department of Health. The DH has launched a consultation on its plans to scrap GP practice boundaries which it argues will meet demand from a “significant minority” of patients to move to a different practice. The consultation looks at […]
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BMA says SCR roll-out ‘too hasty’
The BMA has criticised the roll-out of the Summary Care Record programme, claiming patients do not have enough information and that it is too hard for them to opt out.
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