You may be aware that NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk and NHS West Suffolk clinical commissioning groups recently launched a campaign to encourage people to give consent for their health record to be made accessible to health and care professionals in the event of an emergency.
Many people do not realise that in an emergency situation the person treating them will likely only have access to their basic health information.
By agreeing to share their health record potentially vital information will be accessible – this could, literally, be life-saving. It’s easy for people to agree to share, they simply need to download and sign a form and hand it in to their GP practice.
https://www.westsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/saying-yes-save-life/
http://www.ipswichandeastsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/Portals/1/Content/Your%20health/Summary%20Care%20Records/Who%20can%20see%20my%20health%20record%20v1.01%20-%20English%20(2).pdf