The chief executive of National Voices – a coalition of health and care charities – said an electronic patient record relies on the accuracy of data.
“I think that the important thing is that whenever a record is made that the clinicians get to see it, but also that patients get to see it so they can correct any errors that they might spot” Jacob Lant said.
“In the past I’ve described NHS records as being like Swiss cheese, essentially full of holes.
“But for people with very complex medical histories, that can be a real burden. So, making sure that we’ve got an accurate and comprehensive record for patients that are shared across services is really, really important”.