Cardiff to pilot GP-to-GP electronic medial records

Published: 14-Mar-2014
Digital

Test will see transfer of patient details between doctors


A new service to provide electronic transfer of patient medical records from GP to GP will be piloted this spring in Wales.

Currently it can take weeks for patient medical records to be transferred from one GP practice to another. The process involves printing records and sending them to the next practice, where they have to be re-keyed.

The electronic transfer of records will make the process significantly easier and quicker.

Practices in Cardiff have been chosen for the pilot as the city has a high concentration of practices in small areas, and a high volume of patient transfers, making it an ideal location to test the service.

The service could start to be made available across Wales by the end of this year.

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