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Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim
- The government plans to implement single patient records across all NHS providers in England, requiring secure data sharing.
- Officials say SPRs could cut about 20,000 A&E visits annually and save roughly £20 million each year.
- Officials anticipate fewer hospital admissions, better heart failure management, and improved mental health care from SPRs.
- The plan would include Safeguards, audit trails, and patient choice over how data is used.
- The bill would abolish NHS England, transferring its functions to the Department of Health and Social Care.
- The British Medical Association warned about potential loss of GP data control.
- The SPR system would include data from social care records and private providers working with the NHS.
- NHS Online’s virtual hospital model is planned to launch in 2027 to expand planned care.
- Health Secretary James Murray framed SPRs as central to the 10-year health plan.
- The policy aims to join up community services and reduce the burden of repeating medical history.
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