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<p>A patient’s general practice (GP) would usually be informed when they attended
hospital, either via a discharge letter, or via a notification on an electronic patient
record system. This is dependent on the National Health Service trust knowing the
patient’s registered GP. A patient may object to the sharing of their information
with their GP when visiting a trust, for example when attending accident and emergency,
and the trust will need to follow data protection legislation and guidance to determine
whether it is in its best interests to still share this with the patient’s GP.</p>
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