Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3376
Medical Records: Information Sharing
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024
Question
Blair McDougall
Labour — East Renfrewshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of the sharing of medical records when a patient requires NHS treatment in different nations of the UK.
Answer
Karin SmythWhile the delivery of healthcare is a devolved matter, health services in England and the devolved administrations cooperate to share medical records for patients’ treatment, with systems such as Primary Care Support England and the National Health Servic...
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