Mr. Derek Tierney:

Since we met last, we have mobilised what it known locally as a national shared care record programme, which is about developing shared care records across care settings. For example, if a person was to seek assistance in an accident and emergency department, a shared care record would provide the staff involved with access to GP records and, where they exist, pharmacy and hospital records. This would mean that for at least the person's first intervention, those providing care could see a minimal level of information to help with diagnosis or intervention. The next phase-----