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Written question asked by Dai Davies (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 19 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 June 2007. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 June 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Medical Records: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government Health Minister on (a) plans to create an electronic care record for patients, (b) confidentiality matters arising from the proposed system and (c) the cost of implementation of the Choose and Book electronic referral system for GPs.
Answer

None. Health services in Wales, and the information technology used to support them, including the creation of electronic care records for Welsh patients, are matters for the Welsh Assembly Government. However, officials from the Department and NHS Connecting for Health work closely with officials from the Welsh Assembly Government and Informing Healthcare Wales on a range of matters of common concern.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144984; 462 c615-6W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases Medical records
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk