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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Are they still kept on paper these days?
I had blood tests done a week ago, the results were back.. i spoke to one hospital who gave me the results verbally yet when i went to my GP Surgery they had no copy and when i phoned up my main hospital they had no record either?
Surely my Hospital number is everything to do with me?
So what im trying to get at is are various bits of info stored all over the place and there isnt one operating system so to speak with all the information logged onto it? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are they still kept on paper these days?
I had blood tests done a week ago, the results were back.. i spoke to one hospital who gave me the results verbally yet when i went to my GP Surgery they had no copy and when i phoned up my main hospital they had no record either?
Surely my Hospital number is everything to do with me?
So what im trying to get at is are various bits of info stored all over the place and there isnt one operating system so to speak with all the information logged onto it? "
My ex son in law is a student dr and he was working for a gp and putting all recored on line |
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I guess the info takes time to be fed into the electronic system. And although it should be up and running, not every hospital/health clinic has access. Still a lot to iron out. |
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I have to have regular test, My Dr logs onto the hospital system to get the results when i'm sitting there. If you just spoken to reception they may not have the same access and have to wait for the result to come through
Just a guess though |
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over a year ago
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I had an appointment with someone in one area of expertise and she had to type things so it was instantly stored on the system, yet when i went to another it was all written by hand.
Does this mean goodbye to those blue paper folder things in years to come then and when a patient see's a DR is all there on a PC screen? |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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A hospital can give you the numbers re blood tests, most of which will be meaningless to normal folk.
Your GP receptionist can't tell you anything beyond the fact the results have arrived until a GP has seen and commented on them. |
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My understanding is that when a clinic/hospital/surgery etc swaps to electronic record keeping, the paper notes have to continue to be completed for a period of 5 years following the introduction of an electronic system, also, not all departments/health boards have access to the same systems. My patient's records are not available to their GP for example and likewise, I can't access GP records. |
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When i went into hospital the last time i asked about who could access my data as i know a few people working within the nhs. She assured me that no one would be able to access it outside that department & only certain partnerships allow access across systems. Ie blood test results but she then went on to get my name wrong & i failed to correct it.
Dob was correct & hospital number also.
I know my notes will stay written only for 5 years & am happier with that. My medical business is my own.
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Information isn't as freely available as people imagine. The tests will be sent to the GP (probably via fax) an they will have to upload manually into their system.
Your hospital number is specific to that hospital (and the GP won't have access to that information routinely). Your NHS number is unique to you and recognised nationwide.
Hope that helps  |
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Hospitals can not access your doctors records, even in a life and death situation.
The law is changing, and hopefully that will change.
Any results from a hospital visit are notified to your doctor, either by letter or by fax.
Dependent on how quickly the dr's staff enter the hospital reports, determins how quickly they are available.
You can request a copy of any test results or details of any consultation at hospital to be sent to you, as well as your doctor. |
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Depending on where you live, medical information, in summary form, is also to be more freely available for purchase by private organisations. Patients are able to opt-out specifically from this, but it's worth knowing what's stored, which most of us never get to see.
Overall, record access is a bit mixed atm, partly depending on where the data orginated from, and who else is needing to access it, what technology is used by all parties etc. |
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Hospitals can access your gp notes but have to ask your permission I know this as work in hospital and it's a question we ask patients when moving from a&e to wards x |
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"Hospitals can access your gp notes but have to ask your permission I know this as work in hospital and it's a question we ask patients when moving from a&e to wards x"
in chester hospital they couldn't access a patients notes who was from Birmingham, mind you he died in 3 days, so probably wouldn't of ben much use |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are they still kept on paper these days?
I had blood tests done a week ago, the results were back.. i spoke to one hospital who gave me the results verbally yet when i went to my GP Surgery they had no copy and when i phoned up my main hospital they had no record either?
I have experience of my medical records being mixed in with at least two other people with the same name as me, they had different dates of birth and addresses, yet were still muddled with my own. The most surprising part was how non plus the doctors were about it.
Surely my Hospital number is everything to do with me?
So what im trying to get at is are various bits of info stored all over the place and there isnt one operating system so to speak with all the information logged onto it? "
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All notes are hand written first then put onto the database, the written notes are then filed away to gather dust for 7 years. Hospitals also have access to patient/GP notes but unless the patient is unconscious (for instance in a coma) should ask for permission. It's a ball ache when dealing with the elderly or those with memory impairments as accurate information is often far from what you get... |
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My medical records come with a warning, "this patient is a clumsy fucker!!"
They are also getting thicker and thicker! Although after making a BIG decision in the last 72 hours about stuff, they may not be getting thicker at the rate of knots they have been recently!! |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"All notes are hand written first then put onto the database, the written notes are then filed away to gather dust for 7 years. Hospitals also have access to patient/GP notes but unless the patient is unconscious (for instance in a coma) should ask for permission. It's a ball ache when dealing with the elderly or those with memory impairments as accurate information is often far from what you get..."
I've stuck a sheet of paper in my wallet with illnesses on one side and meds on the other.
There's a note on the next of kin page on my phone telling people to look for the sheet. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"All notes are hand written first then put onto the database, the written notes are then filed away to gather dust for 7 years. Hospitals also have access to patient/GP notes but unless the patient is unconscious (for instance in a coma) should ask for permission. It's a ball ache when dealing with the elderly or those with memory impairments as accurate information is often far from what you get...
I've stuck a sheet of paper in my wallet with illnesses on one side and meds on the other.
There's a note on the next of kin page on my phone telling people to look for the sheet."
That actually makes things far easier (providing medical staff have the good sense to check should you be unconscious).  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm hoping that if I'm unconscious someone will try to phone my next of kin.
There's a DNR message there too but they 'missed' that last time  "
Get it tattoo'd on your chest...they can't say they didn't see it then!  |
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