Opposing systems for sharing electronic patient records in the National Health Service are examined in today’s British Medical Journal. It says that while the potential benefits of sharing records within health systems are broadly agreed there are still concerns over patient consent and security. Experts writing in the Journal discuss how patients should consent to the use of electronic records and how data can be kept secure.The BMJ looks at the two broad schools of thought, the so-called opt-out and opt in models. Under the first of these patients would be informed of the NHS care records service and to be given a chance to opt out if they do not want their clinical records shared within the NHS. The second model is for no sharing to happen until people state their desire for this to take place
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