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On February 4th 2024, after one year of research, the Times Health Commission presented a ‘report “report into the state of health and social care of Britain today’, today” (Times 2024) including . It had a 10-point proposal for the NHS.
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The first point of focus in the report addressed health data fragmentation and highlighted how technology can transform healthcare by improving efficiency and reducing costs. The solution found and proposed by the Commission is the creation of a ‘Patient Passport’, according to which every patient treated by the NHS should have all their health information stored digitally in a single place, and every doctor who is treating a patient should be able to access that patient’s record. As with a real travel passport, the Patient Passport should work seamlessly and be accessible and considered valid across any healthcare institution: GPs, NHS hospitals, pharmacies, and social care.
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