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The Summary Care Record of over 98% of England's population shows their medications, allergies and sensitivities as currently recorded in each person’s General Practice medical record.
Since changes to the consent model made in response to COVID-19 these records also show diagnoses, and in some areas, patient preferences and plans for their future care. |
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Increasingly Hampshire End of Life patients, and also those with chronic conditions or frailty, will have this additional Advance Care Planning information in their SCR records. Past medical history, prognosis, patient preferences, treatment escalation plans and useful information around access risks, emergency contacts and involved services may all be present.
Discussions with the South East Hampshire paramedic team leaders raised some ideas for altered ways of working that could significantly reduce the amount of documentation required on calls, through use of these enhanced Summary Care Records.
Discussions with the South East Hampshire paramedic team leaders raised some ideas for altered ways of working that could significantly reduce the amount of documentation required on calls, through use of these enhanced Summary Care Records.
My Wishes leaflet
The My Wishes leaflet was produced to work alongside the AgeUK leaflet and video, shown below. Paramedics will often visit patients with conditions that lend themselves to Treatment Escalation Planning or Advance Decisions. This information is often NOT recorded in the patient’s Summary Care Record. In some cases this is because conversations have not taken place. In others, the outcome of discussions may be recorded in a community or hospital record or on a paper care plan "safely hidden away" somewhere. The My Wishes leaflet will be made available to paramedics for handing out to patients and their families. It aims to support discussion and recording of patient wishes and preferences for care and, once completed, should be handed in or posted to the patient’s GPs reception. The information can then be added to the Future Planning template found in all EMIS and SystmONE patient GP records in Hampshire, Frimley, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Once copied from the leaflet, the information then automatically uploads to the patients Summary Care Record.