Patients should be able to access their medical records and request prescriptions and appointments online, a government-backed group recommends. The NHS Future Forum, which advises the government on its health reforms, says it would like to see the proposals implemented in England by 2015. Prof Steve Field, who leads the forum, said the “vision” was that patients should feel they own their data. Patient groups have welcomed the plan, but say data must be protected. Medical test results and hospital discharge notes would also be available under the scheme, and patients would be able to obtain repeat prescriptions.
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