<s>
Patient	B-Application
record	I-Application
access	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
United	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
has	O
developed	O
most	O
fully	O
in	O
respect	O
of	O
the	O
GP	O
record	O
,	O
because	O
computerisation	O
in	O
that	O
field	O
is	O
almost	O
universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1	O
April	O
2015	O
all	O
GP	O
practices	O
in	O
England	O
have	O
to	O
provide	O
online	O
services	O
to	O
patients	O
,	O
including	O
access	O
to	O
summary	O
electronic	B-Application
medical	I-Application
records	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharing	O
their	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
with	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
type	O
2	O
diabetes	O
helps	O
them	O
to	O
reduce	O
their	O
blood	O
sugar	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
the	O
‘	O
Citizen	O
’s	O
Access	O
Programme’	O
–	O
giving	O
patients	O
in	O
England	O
automatic	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
prospective	O
GP	O
records	O
through	O
the	O
NHS	B-Application
app	I-Application
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
on	O
1	O
November	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
generated	O
resistance	O
from	O
GPs	O
with	O
concerns	O
about	O
extra	O
workload	O
and	O
distress	O
for	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
National	O
Institute	O
for	O
Health	O
and	O
Care	O
Research	O
(	O
NIHR	O
)	O
suggests	O
that	O
giving	O
nurses	O
and	O
pharmacists	O
easier	O
access	O
to	O
electronic	B-Application
patient	I-Application
records	I-Application
about	O
prescribing	O
could	O
help	O
people	O
manage	O
their	O
symptoms	O
at	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
