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<p>Effective sharing of patient information between organisations as part of a person’s
direct care has enormous potential to improve patient care, services and treatments
and can only be done effectively if patients are given a say over how their personal
information is used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The sharing of patient information,
whilst protecting confidentiality, ensures the highest standards of care and clinical
safety are consistently met throughout the National Health Service and where standards
drop, allowing prompt action to be taken. It also helps to understand what happens
to people, especially those with long term conditions, who are cared for away from
hospital, and to ensure their needs are met and provides vital information needed
to assist and support research into new medicines, and the better treatment of disease.</p><p>
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