I've been bothering my doctors to actually check my E-health record for years. Sure, one specialist and a GP can communicate fine, but add on a couple of differ

I've been bothering my doctors to actually check my E-health record for years. Sure, one specialist and a GP can communicate fine, but add on a couple of different specialists and it turns into a nightmare to get everyone the information that they need. Even in its current form, without mandatory use by doctors its been useful to me. I'm looking forward to having a proper record of my healthcare as opposed to the fragmented buy in there is now. But that's mostly convenience for me. My wife worked as a doctor in emergency for a while. The only way to get a new patient history including all the information you've said is to call their doctor or ask them. Many patients can't give a full medical history and very few can do so in detail when it's complex. Many doctors aren't at work 24/7 when you want to call them. An E-health record is better.