Your GP record and working together

Dr Duncan Gooch and Tom Atack

Your current GP recordThe challenges that we are facingA solution to the problemDiscussion and questions

Overview

What is in it?

Name address etcInformation from consultationsLetters from hospitalsInformation from other sources

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Why is there a record?

provide a good basis for all health decisions made by you and your healthcare practitionerallow you to work with those providing caremake sure your care is safe and effectivework effectively with others providing your care

Other reasons

check the quality of care (clinical audit)protect health of general publichelp investigate concerns and complaints about your healthcareteach healthcare professionalshelp with research

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Who can access it

Justify to purpose of using informationOnly use it when absolutely necessaryUse the minimum requiredAccess should be on a strict need to know basisIf it is disclosed outside of the practice for purposes other than health then explicit consent is needed

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The reality

all practices use software that is easily compatibleat the moment the individual practice systems do not communicate with each othermultiple tasks repeated across every practiceunable to safely see patients registered at other practices

The solution

to allow your GP record to be accessed by the GP practices within Erewash for your care

The advantages

Still a closed system and each practice remains in control of their dataInformation could only be accessed as per the Caldicott principlesAllows for safer, more efficient, delivery of care

The possible concerns

Staff members registered with local practicesRecord more open to other practices within ErewashUnable to restrict specific information - only the complete record