On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 16:51, Jel Coward wrote: > No comments from others? HTTP://www.ehiprimarycare.com/o.cfm?o=7,0,15558,1821,1822 I'd add that individual GPs and their Practices and Practice computer systems have a very good record on keeping medical records confidential, while they have control of them. Nobody else is as good at it - for bulk records or access to an identified individual. keeping the information in the Practice, or the hospital, and considering each request to access it is likely to fail gracefully. A mistake with a centralised system is likely to fail hugely when it fails. -- Adrian Midgley FLOSS regularly