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Well, the reason places like HMRC lose data is because they need portable memory devices to hoik it around the place. Once the NHS has both local - detailed care records - and national - summary care records - in place, this risk will no longer exist.

The NHS SCR and DCR will prove to be incredibly beneficial to staff and patients alike, with doctors and nurses having access to a higher quality of information where they need it, immediately.

Compare this to todays shambolic medical records arrangement and the positives are quite clear. NHS staff will look back on this period with shock in 20 years time when they do finally have an integrated system operating.