Kirkham M et al, 1997 Client-held notes: talisman or a truly shared resource?
(SEHD 2001, A Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland SEHD, Edinburgh 2001) (Macintyre S, 1982, Communications between pregnant women and their medical and midwifery attendants, Midwives Chronicle & Nursing Notes 95: 387-94) Return to top Answer 3 The special features section would not be possible with a smaller record, making it more difficult to locate important information. A smaller A5 document would have been much thicker proving difficult to store the record for 25 years in medical records departments. The size of the document is sufficient to allow it to be used as a functional healthcare record which can be used in both community and hospital settings. Return to top Answer 4 It is hoped that NHSScotland will have an electronic system which will match all the data items from the SWHMR by 2010. This is part of the Scottish Governments e-health programme which supersedes the e-SWHMR project, originally set-up to devise the electronic version. Return to top Answer 5 This is an
