South West Ambulance Service (SWAST) now have access to Summary Care Record (SCR)
SWAST can now view SCRs and have
requested that practices increase the number of patients with Summary Care
Records with additional information (SCR-AIs) across the South West so that
they can provide better emergency care, and avoid the delivery of inappropriate
or delayed care.
When a patient consents to
including additional information in their SCR, their GP can add it simply by
changing the consent status on the clinical system. This means more information
will be available to health and care staff viewing the SCR. It will then be
automatically updated when the GP record is updated. This is a quick,
cost-effective way to:
·
improve the flow of
information across the health and care system
·
increase safety and
efficiency
·
improve care
It's particularly useful for
people with complex or long term conditions, or patients reaching end of life.
You can ready more about SCR-AIs
here: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/summary-care-records-scr/additional-information-in-scr