With the ongoing debate around prospective access to patient records, we have looked at an improved offer for our local patients across the North East London ICS region. This is as an alternative to the automatic prospective access that NHSE have proposed and are asking practices to sign up to.
We are encouraging all our patients to interact with NHS services through the NHS App as this will also allow patients to:
Read MoreRamadan is a special time for Muslims around the world where they harness the spiritual month of fasting to reflect and be mindful of their health as we fast during this holy month. Here are some resources for you, your organisation and your patients.
Read MoreAnd now for something completely different!!
As patients of mine approach the month of fasting in Ramadan, I often get asked about foods that will help satiety over the day and ensure fasting is as comfortable as possible. These energy meal recipes can be used for maintaining satiety and energy outside of fasting as well as for those fasting in Ramadan or any time throughout the year.
With ongoing discussions on prospective online access, I have put together some EMIS Web searches that may be helpful for practices to consider.
Read MoreIn March 2020 NHS Digital issued a series of Control Of Patient Information (COPI) notice that required NHS Digital to share confidential patient information with organisations entitled to process this under COPI for COVID-19 purposes.
Now that we are a couple of years on – how trustworthy was this approach – let’s have a look at the (available) data.
Read MorePatients can now access and transact with their practice online using a variety of web-based applications. It allows the patient to transact with their Practice online at a time convenient to them.
Current functionality for patients through online applications such as the NHS App allow patients to transact with:
Ramadan is a special time for Muslims around the world where they harness the spiritual month of fasting to reflect and be mindful of their health as we fast during this holy month. Here are some resources for you, your organisation and your patients.
Read MoreAs data controllers and doctors with a duty of confidence to their patients, GPs are obliged to ensure that patients are properly informed of significant new data processing and that their permission has been sought prior to us sharing their data – and that this data is and will be handled responsibly, securely, and transparently.
Read MoreThis is an open letter to all GP Practices working in the NHS to highlight data concerns that have been planned by NHS Digital. Patients should be aware of the how their data is used and GP practice staff should be aware of how best to inform their patients.
Read MoreFrom the 1st July 2021, patient data from GP records will be extracted and sent to NHS Digital for the purposes of “planning and research”.
Patients of course have the right to object – but the question is whether patients have been consulted? And who’s responsibility is this?
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