“GPs have been warned that patient data hidden in electronic records is likely to be revealed when records are transferred via GP2GP or on paper.
The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee said GP clinical systems have differing functionality to enable GPs to restrict access to elements of patients’ records if patients request it, either to certain groups of staff, to clinicians only or to a particular clinician.”
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Fiona Barr, e-Health Insider Primary Care, 28 September 2009

