Social workers to access and contribute to gp records by 2025

[Crazyhousewife]

So reading this article and not sure what I think about this at all. I mean I can this being manipulated and abuse in every way possible especially since this is medical and it’s gonna be a non medical viewing this and adding on to gp notes. I’m looking at ways to opt out of this but what is everyone else thinking? My worry is how many parents will not visit the gp or those with mental health avoiding the gp and getting the right medication or voicing concerns to the gp

I agree, one of the first things a bad social worker will tell you is that they can access your medical records and see everything it makes you scared to reach out for help and support

Do you have a link. Surly this will only be the child's record and with consent. I'm a social worker by the way and I'm not sure i like this. People have a right to a private life regardless of difficulties. We do access medical information but its only ever what is necessary and proportionate. We don't get every bit of info. We do information share but it has its weaknesses. I'm all for creating a more robust system so Hcp share with us and visa versa. It should happened anyway but stuff does get missed im sure. I'm not sure what the answer is to be honest. This doesn't sit right with me though.

I hope it's for childrens records only. I would not be at all happy for parents records to be accessible.

Not without a very good reason or the parents' permission, I hope.

It sounds like the fastest way to lose trust and co-operation to me.

There will always be a hcp who has access to medical records in any child protection conference so there isn't really any difference if they access them directly is there?

Actually - m eldest disabled DS is currently under Childrens Services. He is fiercely private and finds it very hard to trust medical professionals. If he knew that the social workers (who he hates) could access his medical records without his permission he'd never visit the doctor again.

There is a big difference.

A hcp could reasonably be expected to understand the nuances and details of a medical record. Social workers do not have that knowledge.

Hcps normally engender trust, social workers do not.

www.mysocialworknews.com/article/social-workers-will-be-able-to-view-and-contribute-to-gp-records-by-2025?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR0RG2tsIauP7-RyCRO2fxV-Kd2l2bqX9AM56oTZfIpohbF4nSnVakrscsM