Volume 1

The Electronic patient record : sixth report of session 2006-07 / House of Commons, Health Committee.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee.
Date:
2007
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    before local DCR systems have been implemented represented “an enormous distortion of priorities”. He argued that: ..-it [the SCR] is of less value clinically and less value to patients than the deployment of clinically rich functional technology supporting doctors and nurses on a day-to- day basis.*” 59. Dr Paul Cundy thought that the development of two separate records systems represented a departure from NPfIT’s original plans which envisaged a single, integrated record, available nationally: ...your Committee is recognising the volte-face of the programme, because certainly it was true in 2003, when it was first announced as a national programme, it was going to be a single record accessible to anyone anywhere...We now have a very different description...® Officials’ views 60. Officials disagreed, however, arguing that the goals of the NCRS have been consistent since the inception of NPfIT. Richard Granger told the Committee that the development of a separate SCR and DCR: ...1S not a change of direction; that is the details of plans which were documented in Spring 2002...That document set out very clearly that there needed to be more widely accessible summary information and detailed local information... 61. More importantly, officials stressed the clinical value of the SCR dataset, particularly “life-saving” information about allergies, adverse drug reactions and prescription information.” Harry Cayton, National Director for Patients and the Public at the Department of Health, stated: ...there seems to be quite a clear consensus, certainly around clinical people, that this small data set...is a significantly useful data set in clinical terms.” 62. Richard Granger also pointed out the value of the SCR in supporting local unscheduled care: The summary care record is going to be the first port of call for the 115.5 hours a week when the GP practice is shut, so I think it is quite a useful instrument to have regardless of whether you stay in one place or move around...” 66 Ev 142 67 Q503 68 Q80 69 Q3 70 Q566 24 °O? 72 Q577