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What is the legal position for patient data (paper and electronic) if a practice transfers a patients record to another practice via GP2GP?

April 26, 2017Data electronic gp2gp Legal paper patient position Practice record transfers

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What is the legal position for patient data (paper and electronic) if a practice transfers a patients record to another practice via GP2GP?

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The legal position has not changed. The EHR should be retained indefinitely and the paper record should be forwarded on in the same way as it is now.