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UK MPs debate NHS single patient record

scienceJun 1, 202628145

MPs began debating a government plan to create a single NHS patient record, a unified electronic file linking health and social care with a planned rollout from 2027. Ministers say the reform could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year by reducing misdiagnoses and improving coordination for frail elderly patients WHO move between trusts. Campaigners and clinicians say the programme must guarantee strong data security, give patients control over WHO can see their records, and restrict third-party access before nationwide deployment.

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