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Old 11-03-2010, 19:57   #23
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Re: Medical data base

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
As far as I am aware the computers at the GP's practice are not 'live'......they aren't connected up to external systems...other than the intranet(not the internet)......this means that the practice can access information about blood tests from the hospital data base.....or organise appointments through their own intranet, but I don't think they are at present at the same kind of risk they would be at if the whole thing went live(meaning that any hospital in England could access the data).

Have just rung my daughter Margaret (who you know is a practice nurse) , and you are quite correct .. the ones in doctors' surgeries are intranet .. no one else can access ..'cept receptionists of course. Thanks for leading me to the answer.
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