Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51673
Medical Records: Information Sharing
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce barriers to the sharing of medical records between NHS trusts in cases when those trusts are treating the same patients.
Answer
Karin SmythAppropriate information sharing is essential for the provision of safe and effective health care. Improving this will enable enhanced quality of care and safety for patients and better informed clinical and care decision-making, empowered by access to pre...
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