tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post6953542032963023973..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: The Dangers of Blurring the Private and Public SectorCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-30204299369373592982008-03-28T12:51:00.000+00:002008-03-28T12:51:00.000+00:00I'm an uncomplicated type, no allergies or anythin...I'm an uncomplicated type, no allergies or anything so there's nothing that could be on my record that anyone would ever need to know if I ended up an emergency case. I'll opt out.Firebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303942329743336784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-25367991000379987982008-03-28T12:12:00.000+00:002008-03-28T12:12:00.000+00:00I do agree it could be a very difficult decision a...I do agree it could be a very difficult decision and that there is a chance of a possible downside to opting out, but on balance, I have decided to go for it. <BR/><BR/>...this because I suspect that doctors will view the Spine as being very error-prone, to the point where they would not want to trust or act on the medical histories in it. Should the patient be unable to provide a medical history, I suspect that they would not want to rely on the Spine and instead will call the GP or a NOK. <BR/><BR/>Given that the details of NOK and GP are already available on the Spine, this should be as much as they actually need - there would be no need for the Spine to contain medical histories.<BR/><BR/>Plus, in our case, our medical histories are pretty uncomplictated, which is not to say that I would be perfectly happy should they be made de facto public property. <BR/><BR/>There is only one bit of medical information that I think would be useful to an A and E department should I turn up there unconscious...(allergy to penicillins). In an ideal world, I would be able to have this fact included along with my contact details and that would be that.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I will remind all my NOK about the allergy problem and keep a note on me at all times.<BR/><BR/>So all in all, I hope I can manage to sign out. I am still not clear whether I have actually managed yet or not!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-6978781571044157122008-03-28T08:17:00.000+00:002008-03-28T08:17:00.000+00:00I am really struggling with making a decision to l...I am really struggling with making a decision to leave the NHS Spine. I feel it is a very fine balancing act, I have to weigh up the possibility of my medical history being accessible to the whole world and being admitted into a hospital as a stranger and having them potentially giving me medication that could kill me.Wobblymoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652157533347994045noreply@blogger.com