Ms Averil Power:

A representative from the Estonian agency visited last year and gave a presentation in the Royal College of Physicians on the work that agency has done. It is decades and miles ahead of us with respect to the data, clinicians being able to plan properly and have people's full record when they present themselves and patient access, which is really impressive. Patients are able to log onto a portal and see their health records. From a data privacy point of view, they can also see who has accessed their records, so people can be reassured that they do not have to have any concerns about data privacy for sensitive health information. Estonia is miles ahead of us. Some of the hospitals, including St. James's Hospital, have done a lot of work on the electronic patient record and it is having a positive impact.