What happens if a patient is misrepresented by those writing the notes whether its a GP or another clinician such as a psychiatrist/psychologist?

Record Access Discussion
in The Guardian, 1 November 2006

‘A national database is not essential’

Warning over privacy of 50m patient files

From cradle to grave, your files available to a cast of thousandsWe invite you to continue here to discuss issues concerning record access.

Referring to a recent article on specific aspects of EHR for psychiatric patients, we would like to start a discussion on how the EHR can help the psychiatric community as well as how to deal with these specific issues. We would like to invite clinicians as well as patients to participate.
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There is quite some confusion about terminology.

In my view, EHR (Electronic Health Record) should be the envelopping term, including EMR, ECR and PHR.
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“A website allowing patients to manage their health records is to be set up by the government in an attempt to give people more control over their care.
The website, HealthSpace, which is being piloted, will allow patients to record information about their health as well as what treatments they are receiving.”
Article
David Batty, The Guardian, 4 July 2008

“The Department of Health is to review the scope of access to the NHS Care Records Service, including possibly of making them available to non-NHS staff.
Under the proposals the DH will look at making the electronic patient records available to a much wider range of groups involved in patient care, including social care bodies, voluntary and private sector organisations and pharmacy, dental and optical services.”
Article
e-Health Insider, 3 July 2008

“Patient confidentiality is absolute; patients must give their consent before their data can be used, General Medical Council president, Sir Graeme Catto, said this week.
Speaking at the BCS Primary Health Care Specialist Group summer conference, Sir Graeme said the insistence on consent was a good thing and would foster the partnership approach with patients.”
Article
e-Health Insider, 2 July 2008

“Patients ‘have a right’ to see record and suggest corrections, Darzi says.
Patients will have online access to their electronic health records within the next year, according to yesterday’’s review of the NHS by Lord Darzi.”
Article
Leo King, ComputerWorld UK, 1 July 2008

“NHS patients could soon by logging on to see their health records - but do the benefits outweigh the security risks?
Dr Amir Hannan is no ordinary GP. Depending on your point of view, he is an internet pioneer, the future of British medicine or a worrying maverick.
But then Dr Hannan’s practice, Horton Thornley Medical Centres in Hyde, Greater Manchester, is no ordinary GPs’ practice. ”
Article
Fran Yeoman, Times Online, 28 June 2008