received an invitation to join UK Biobank when I have opted out of having a Summary Care Record?
As part of the on-going development of the NHS Care Records Service, Summary Care Records are being created for individuals who do not say they don’t want one. Summary Care Records contain limited but important information which can be accessed when a patient needs care in an emergency or out of hours. Having this information available enables the provision of better, safer care because, for example, it means that a clinician can check what medications a person may already be taking before a decision is made on a course of treatment. The work is currently taking place in the Early Adopter Primary Care Trusts (PCTs)of Bolton, Bury, Bradford and Airedale, South Birmingham and Dorset. People who do not want their information to be stored in this way, or who want to limit how it is shared, can do so. People who have chosen to limit their participation in the Summary Care Record programme may still receive an invitation to join UK Biobank (and other medical research projects).
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