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lecturer who is one of his patients, was worried about online access. She asked:"What happens if patients see information that is incorrect? How safe is the system? What happens if they see something distressing when the surgery is closed?" She was surprised to find that other patients in the practice did not share her worries. At a meeting at the practice to discuss the development of records access, several patients had found errors in their records. They were positive about being able to identify errors and the response they had received when they reported them. They felt trusted to own the information, and secure when travelling abroad that they could allow other health professionals to access their medical information.
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show the consultants their record which may have saved their lives. It’s policy to try and make it happen. But it’s not moving quickly enough.” As of May 2015, 34% of the patient population were accessing to their GP record. There was no difference between the proportion of
Bengali patients doing so and the rest of the practice population. By December 2020, 10,000 patients (76% of the patient population) had full access to their GP electronic health records and a better understanding of their healthcare needs. You can see the latest data
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He told the BBC: "The week before I started there was a sit-down protest in the waiting room, because the patients were not happy about this doctor that was being foisted on them. That gives you some idea of the battlefield I was walking into". 150 patients at the practice were given access to their medical records and test results over the internet in 2007. Prof
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when he started his career. The practice is in a deprived neighbourhood with a large
Bengali population. He saw giving patients access to their GP electronic health records and gaining a better understanding of their health and healthcare needs as a way of rebuilding trust in a difficult situation.
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