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UIN 207

General Practitioners

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 November 2023

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10 November 2023 · Answer

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10 November 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy that a patient's GP practice be informed if that patient visits different hospitals in the same NHS trust with similar illnesses or injuries.

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  1. 7 November 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy that a patient's GP practice be informed if that patient visits different hospitals in the same NHS trust with similar illnesses or injuries.

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  2. 10 November 2023

    Answer

    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 patien...

    Source: Written answer

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