Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health
Mr. Peter Lennon:
It is another very good question. With regard to the particular provisions with regard to the summary care record, there is demographic information, clinical information and a part of the summary care record which allows the individual to provide particular types of relevant information. The individual may ask not to be resuscitated, allow his or her organs to be donated or make other requests. We want to ensure the creation of records going forward is not just a clinical exercise, but empowers the individual citizen and patient. He or she will have a direct input. The patient will not have an input into the clinical content, because that should be done by healthcare professionals, but he or she will have input into his or her own information and wishes for medical treatment.
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