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Wow, the UK is really embracing technology. You can do so much electronically though the Gov.uk website already, and you can even access your NHS medical record

Wow, the UK is really embracing technology. You can do so much electronically though the Gov.uk website already, and you can even access your NHS medical record via a phone app. Being able to consume banking data via an API will no doubt open up a suite of more useful apps, that can help with managing budgets and planning for the future etc.

lozenge 9y ago
There's no such thing as an NHS medical record, every hospital/care centre keeps its own records. What app are you referring to?
- hacker_9 9y ago
  This: https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/online-services/Pages/gp-services-choice-1.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/online-services/Pages/gp-servi... And yes there isn't a single database, but if you transfer to a different GP they will transfer your records from your old GP, and this app then let's you view them too.
  - pbhjpbhj 9y ago
    The records amalgamation was one of those £10s-of-billions software project that failed to produce any output [other than great profits and some nice bonuses, I'd warrant] wasn't it?
    - hacker_9 9y ago
      That is in the past, it was a single project from 5 years ago, and I think the companies involved were investigated by the FSA. Nowadays NHS is pushing software initiatives more and more, see here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/info-revolution/open-source/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/info-revolution...
- twic 9y ago
  There's a thing called a summary care record which is in a central database: https://digital.nhs.uk/summary-care-records https://digital.nhs.uk/summary-care-records There are still a lot of details siloed in individual organisations, though.
the_mitsuhiko 9y ago
> Wow, the UK is really embracing technology They did not have much choice. The deadline is before brexit.
walshemj 9y ago
Yeh right then why cant Bedford send test results to Lister (Stevenage) 40 miles away at one point I was supposed to spend an entire day (by ambulance) going to Stevenage for 10 mins to have some bloods done then go back 3 days later for my outpatient clinic :-)
dbbk 9y ago
This is an EU initiative, not UK.

lozenge 9y ago

There's no such thing as an NHS medical record, every hospital/care centre keeps its own records. What app are you referring to?

hacker_9 9y ago
This: https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/online-services/Pages/gp-services-choice-1.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/online-services/Pages/gp-servi... And yes there isn't a single database, but if you transfer to a different GP they will transfer your records from your old GP, and this app then let's you view them too.
- pbhjpbhj 9y ago
  The records amalgamation was one of those £10s-of-billions software project that failed to produce any output [other than great profits and some nice bonuses, I'd warrant] wasn't it?
  - hacker_9 9y ago
    That is in the past, it was a single project from 5 years ago, and I think the companies involved were investigated by the FSA. Nowadays NHS is pushing software initiatives more and more, see here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/info-revolution/open-source/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/info-revolution...
twic 9y ago
There's a thing called a summary care record which is in a central database: https://digital.nhs.uk/summary-care-records https://digital.nhs.uk/summary-care-records There are still a lot of details siloed in individual organisations, though.

the_mitsuhiko 9y ago

> Wow, the UK is really embracing technology They did not have much choice. The deadline is before brexit.

walshemj 9y ago

Yeh right then why cant Bedford send test results to Lister (Stevenage) 40 miles away at one point I was supposed to spend an entire day (by ambulance) going to Stevenage for 10 mins to have some bloods done then go back 3 days later for my outpatient clinic :-)

dbbk 9y ago

This is an EU initiative, not UK.