Health secretary launches consultation on government’s move to transform NHS in England from ‘analogue to digital’
Wes Streeting is to unveil plans for portable medical records giving every NHS patient all their information stored digitally in one place on Monday, despite fears over breaching privacy and creating a target for hackers.
The health secretary is launching a major consultation on the government’s plans to transform the NHS from “analogue to digital” over the next decade. It will offer “patient passports” containing health data that can be swiftly accessed by GPs, hospitals and ambulance services.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Health secretary launches consultation on government’s move to transform NHS in England from ‘analogue to digital’Wes Streeting: ‘I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff’Wes Streeting is to unveil plans for portable medical records giving every NHS patient all their information stored digitally in one place on Monday, despite fears over breaching privacy and creating a target for hackers.The health secretary is launching a major consultation on the government’s plans to transform the NHS from “analogue to digital” over the next decade. It will offer “patient passports” containing health data that can be swiftly accessed by GPs, hospitals and ambulance services. Continue reading…
