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Getting ready for patients to have access to their future data

Updated on Monday, 17 October 2022, 506 views

Getting ready for patients to have access to their future data

NHS Digital - General practice readiness checklist

This link will take you to a general practice readiness checklist for to use to ensure you are prepared for the upcoming changes of providing prospective (future) access to all patients. It signposts to relevant resources that include an updated RCGP GP Online Services toolkit, a suite of videos and learning from early adopter sites.

In just over two months, patients with online accounts, such as through the NHS App, will be able to read new entries in their health records. This applies to patients whose practices use the TPP and EMIS systems (practices using Vision [Cegedim] clinical system are under discussion).

NHSE recently wrote to general practice staff to detail the need to prepare for this change and the support available, including an updated RCGP GP Online Services toolkit,  videos covering key topics, learning from early adopter sites and communication materials for general practice to use to inform their patients.

A GP practice readiness checklist has also been produced to help practices ensure they have completed all the necessary actions, such as staff training and reviewing of relevant policies and processes.

All staff, including locums, should receive the necessary training with regards to checking and entering information into patient records and familiarise themselves with any change in business processes and GP system functionality. To find out what the changes mean for you and what you need to do next, register for one of the upcoming awareness webinars.

Further information regarding accelerating patient access to their record can be found here

For any queries please contact the NHS Implementation Team: England.NHSXImplementation@nhs.net.

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