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Good practice guidelines for general practice electronic patient records - version 3.1 (2005)

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    29 July 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    5098
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown Copyright

The primary purpose of this set of good practice guidelines is to provide a professional framework for the legitimisation of electronic patient records in general practice.

These latest guidelines, issued in July 2005, supersede the 2000 and 2003 editions.

Guidelines issued in 2000 and 2003

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