Major NHS reform will create the single patient record so people don’t have to ‘repeat their stories’ to staff at every GP and hospital appointment - the £10billion digitisation of the NHS has been dubbed a “game changer”

While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used…

Doctors, nurses and hospitals being able to securely access up-to-date information should mean quicker diagnoses, safer treatment and fewer mistakes