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" The British Medical Association (BMA) has urged the government to suspend the roll-out of electronic patient records amid concerns that the process is being carried out too quickly. Currently, a programme to upload summaries of patients&amp;#039; medical records is underway in England, providing information on individuals&amp;#039; medication and allergies. A record will be created for each patient unless they opt out of the system. However, the BMA is concerned that patients are not receiving information about their ability to opt out. Many GPs have already voiced concerns that they do not have enough time to support patients in making an informed choice. Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of council at the BMA, said that the programme is now being implemented at &amp;#039;break-neck speed&amp;#039;. &amp;#039;Patients&amp;#039; right to opt out is crucial and it is extremely alarming that records are apparently being created without them being aware of it,&amp;#039; he warned. &amp;#039;If the process continues to be rushed, not only will the rights of patients be damaged, but the limited confidence of the public and the medical profession in NHS IT will be further eroded.&amp;#039; Katherine Murphy, director of the Patients Association, said that even the slightest impression that the roll-out is being rushed &amp;#039;will generate a feeling of mistrust&amp;#039;. She told the Times: &amp;#039;There is a real danger that an initiative that will benefit patients is going to turn into the usual complete mess.&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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