This includes information about medication, allergies, immunisations, test results and illnesses.
To make sure patients access all the right information about their health, practices will need to verify the identity of the patients and make sure their records are accurate.
With this in mind, Hulme Hall Medical Group (south Manchester) has developed an informative consent leaflet and a robust record checking system, where clinicians are part of the screening process. “It’s our role as data controllers to make sure the information doesn’t cause any harm.”
For more information about Patient Online, please visit our website https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/patient-online/ or get in touch: [email protected]