Summary Care Record


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Summary Care Record

An electronic record which will give healthcare staff faster and easier access to essential patient information to ensure safe treatment of patients who relocate in A&E after their GP’s practice is closed. SCRs are not obligatory and patients may opt out of providing information; children will automatically have an SCR made for them.
 
Components of SCR
Diseases from which the patient is suffering and type of treatment being given; drug prescriptions; known allergies.
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A file - a Summary Care Record - will automatically be created within 12 weeks of the letter being sent unless consent is withheld.
Is it healthy to let NHS put your medical secrets online; EXCLUSIVE
More information is available from the Summary Care Record Information Line on 0300 123 3020, from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 0800 032 0202 or at www.nhscarerecords.
Records database all set to go ahead
A review concluded the Summary Care Record -which is a secure electronic record containing importantpatientinformation such as medication, allergies and past adverse reactions - could make all the difference to ensuring safe treatment for patients who need emergency care.
New patient records are vital for emergencies
However in this case, the patient's summary care record shows he or she is allergic to this drug.
Electronic record hailed by clinician; As the consultation process of a new electronic patient record system enters its final stage, Health Reporter HELEN RAE explains why it is being hailed as a potential life-saver
Last week, more people's medical details were added to the Summary Care Record system than in any single week to date - a total of 132,000.
Medical records shame the coalition; VOICE OF THE NORTH
I READ with interest your article on the Summary Care Record ('Row over start of electronic patient records' Examiner, July 3).
Care record fiasco; Mailbag letters also appear online at www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/reader-letters Mailbag
All patients will automatically have a Summary Care Record created for them unless they opt out before the deadline - but they can still have their record removed at a future date.
MEDICAL RECORD DEADLINE LOOMS; Last chance for patients to join-up
PATIENTS in the NHS Tees area will soon receive improved and more efficient healthcare services with the introduction of the NHS Summary Care Record. The Summary Care Record will enable health professionals to access the patient's vital health information via a secure electronic system; ensuring essential information is at hand during treatment, ultimately delivering better and safer care.
Summary Care Records to improve patient care
The summary care record (SCR) will contain essential information on a patientEUROs allergies, current medications and any previous bad reactions to medicines to assist clinicians treating them.
New electronic records of care; Health Reporter HELEN RAE explains why summary care records are being offered to patients in the North East
He said: "The summary care record allows quick access to patient information.
Fears as patients' records go online; National scheme coming to Kirklees

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