I may live to regret this, but with the
approval and support of my practice manager, we have placed our first batch of
leaflets about patient access to medical records in the waiting room!
Why the hurry? Well I can always find
excuses NOT to do things – sitting beside me is an exercise bicycle that is the
perfect example. So perhaps a bit of interest and direct pressure from my
patients will be the next stimulus I need.
I have spent some time producing a suite of
information sheets, a mixture of the glossy and the informative (playing). They
will probably need to be edited in future – but in response to the patient
comments I get. They have already been reviewed for basic language errors, and made
more patient friendly. I have borrowed a few items from other surgery leaflets,
and will aim to publish our versions soon through this site! Would that be of
use to anyone?
We have settled on a very old fashioned
idea of requesting signed consent – not an approach I want to last very long,
but it may make people take the responsibility seriously. I will now work
hurriedly on the questions to ask those who wish to take part, some before they
start record access, and a repeat set when they have gained some experience.
At the same time we seem to be rapidly
gathering interest in a ‘virtual’ patient participation group. It certainly
will open contact with our surgery to many who cannot spare the time for fixed
evening meetings – and gives me a captive audience for a future publicity/recruitment
drive.
Who will be my first ‘customer’?.........
When will I get on my bike?.........
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