6 out of 10 GPs have fears over UK medical records database
Six out of 10 family doctors are reluctant to upload patients' medical records on to a national electronic database, according to a new survey. GPs said they feared medical records would not remain confidential if they were put on to the database.
Some 43% of those questioned said they would refuse to upload the information without a patient's consent while an additional 16% said they would be unlikely to do so. Only 11% said they would be likely to follow guidance to upload information unless a patient objected. More than 1,000 doctors were questioned by research organisation Medix. Three-quarters of those questioned said they believe records will be less secure on a national database which would be accessible to NHS and social services staff throughout England.
