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Electronic patient medical records in primary care changes to the GP terms of service

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    29 September 2000
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    2000
  • Pages:
    10
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown Copyright

This letter announces a change to the General Practitioner's (GP's) terms of service effective from 1 October 2000 the effect of which will allow GPs to maintain part or all of their patient medical records on a computer system if they so wish. Department of Health publication.

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