NEW COMPUTERISED CARE RECORDS SERVICE Two of the STARS volunteers recently attended a meeting in London about the new computerised Care Records Service. The main points from the meeting were; All medical records are going to be on the data base Medical Staff will be able to access this anywhere in the country where you present yourself Only those involved in your care will be able to access your notes You will be able to keep parts of your record confidential if you so wish NHS staff can only access the sections of your record relevant to their position All NHS staff will get training, smart cards & passwords, before they can use the system Everybody who uses the record will be monitored closely, any abuse will be dealt with seriously You will be able to see who has been accessing your record You will be able to see your record either free or at a minimum charge The new system will start to roll out from March of next year, a huge training programme is already under way to NHS staff. More info about this system can be found at www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk Another site worth visiting is www.nhs.uk/healthspace this aims to link with the computerised records system thus letting you keep an up to date personal health organiser. The new system has a lot of good points, as well as the worrying bad points, but whichever way you look at it this should help sufferers if they suddenly arrive in an A&E dept anywhere in the country. Andrew Fear
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