12.10.10
Review finds value in Summary Care Records
The Department of Health has announced that a review into Summary care Records has found that they ‘ will prove valuable for patients needing emergency care’.
Health Minister, Simon Burns, said: “I am pleased that a consensus has emerged about the importance of the SCR in supporting safe patient care, as long as the core information contained in it is restricted to medication, allergies and adverse reactions.
“Coupled with improvements to communication with patients which reinforce their right to opt out, we believe this draws a line under the controversies that the SCR has generated up to now.
“We see this review as having taken a significant step towards the goal of patients owning their records and using them to share decision-making with healthcare professionals.”
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