The British Medical Association is encouraging doctors to start talking to patients about the new NHS care record service being developed by the national IT programme.

Connecting for Health, the agency that runs the programme, is planning its own information campaign. But BMA chair James Johnson has written to doctors to argue that they should also tell patients about it so they can make a 'positive, informed decision' about whether to participate.

Guidance produced by the BMA highlights positive aspects of the CRS, but also emphasises that it will mean 'significant changes' in the way information is recorded and shared.

Read the press release here

The British Medical Association is encouraging doctors to start talking to patients about the new NHS care record service being developed by the national IT programme.

Connecting for Health, the agency that runs the programme, is planning its own information campaign. But BMA chair James Johnson has written to doctors to argue that they should also tell patients about it so they can make a 'positive, informed decision' about whether to participate.

Guidance produced by the BMA highlights positive aspects of the CRS, but also emphasises that it will mean 'significant changes' in the way information is recorded and shared.

Read the press release here