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Commons · Question 14957 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to create shared patient records to allow (a) NHS clinical teams and (b) social care providers to access patient health and social care records.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Nov 2024

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced the intention for there to be a single patient record that both empowers patients, by giving them access to their records, and gives professionals access to the information...