The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7219 p516
12 October 2002

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Patients want records protected

Members of the public would only consent to the computerisation of their medical records if the health service produced a clear patient agreement detailing how the information would be used, according to a Consumers' Association survey (Health Which 2002;October:16).

The Government has pledged to make all records electronic by March 2005.