North of Tyne PCTs begin summary care record rollout

The PCT cluster said it had been delayed last year because of the Purdah period around the general election. Public information packs were due to be sent to residents at the end of March, and a 12 week consultation is underway. March board papers report this will allow “patients sufficient time to make their choice and only after this period can SCRs be created”. Patients who do not opt out by 4 July, “with the agreement of their GP practice, the process of creating a record for them will begin. The SCR upload is the second phase of the project”.