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Re:Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir,... by vertex-four on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:31PM (#23432824)
Not really. Hospitals don't talk to each other properly, GPs don't talk to each other. I've been asked to bring blood test results in paper from my GP to a specialist clinic because they couldn't work out how to get them emailed over - and it is essentially various forms of email that much exchange does happen over.

An "integrated system" has been something the NHS has been sinking money into for decades and getting nowhere with.

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Re:Government finally publishes NHS contracts with Palantir,... by walshemj on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:07PM (#23433977)
Amen its normal if you cross NHS trust's for more complex cases.

I cant go to my local hospital for some of my tests (post transplant related) which is 30 mns away by bus instead I have to go to another hospital which by public transport will take an entire day.

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