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<p>The Department is currently assessing the potential benefits of Blockchain along
with a number of other innovative, emerging technologies. Blockchain has the potential
to enable patients to have greater control over who can access their records through
the use of encrypted data and a permanent ledger in which all transactions are recorded.
It also has possible applications in contracting. Globally the use of Blockchain in
health and care is in a very early stage of development and there is no firm evidence
as yet of the exact benefits it might offer.</p>
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