Register Summary Care Record
The NHS is changing the way your health information is stored and managed. Over the next year this new system will be implemented in
The NHS summary care record is being introduced to help deliver better, safer care. Your summary care record is an electronic record of important information about your health. It will be available to health-care staff providing your NHS care, which means if you have an accident or become ill, the clinicians treating you will have immediate access to important information about you.
The enclosed leaflet tells you about the service, how your health information will be stored and managed and your options as a patient. Please take time to read this carefully.
You do not have to be part of this new system if you do not want to be. See the enclosed information about what to do if you do not want a summary care record to be created for you.
If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 16 then you should make this information available to them if you feel they are old enough to understand.
If you have any questions or if you wish to discuss your options or concerns, please phone the dedicated NHS Care Records Service information line on 0845 603 8510 or visit the website at www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk.
You can also find additional information and opt out form at the following websites: http://www.walsall.nhs.uk/
If you are happy with the changes then you do not need to do anything as the changes will happen automatically.
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