Listen up, England. The Health Secretary is going to be data controller for everyone's Single Patient Record

Listen up, England. The Health Secretary is going to be data controller for everyone's Single Patient Record

Health secretary James Murray has said that he will become a data controller of all National Health Service records in England shared through the government’s planned single patient record (SPR). Murray, who is formally the secretary of state for health, told the House of Commons on 1 June that GP surgeries, NHS trusts and other care providers will continue to manage and take responsibility for their own records, but added: “Where that informati…

NHS single patient record plan could prevent 20,000 A&E visits annually

The government has announced that a new single patient record for England could prevent up to 20,000 A&E attendances a year