Medical Records: Databases
(asked on 15th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the use of blockchain technology on strengthening security for patient information and medical files.
This question was answered on 23rd January 2018
The Department is currently assessing the potential benefits of Blockchain, which include offering patients more direct control over access to their medical records.