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MPs and peers call for greater patient power
Patients should have co-ownership of their medical records and not just access to them, a joint report from six all party parliamentary groups has said.
The report, Patient Empowerment: For Better Quality, More Sustainable Health Services Globally, recommended going beyond NHS England’s current goal of enabling all patients to view their general practice medical records by 2015. The report, launched in parliament mid May 2014, said that patients should not be considered as passive recipients and could be encouraged to play a more active role. Read more here.
Last modified: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:52:06 BST