Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr Richard Fitton, retired GP and long-time champion of patient access to electronic medical records, as we explore what it really means to share data, power, and responsibility with patients.
Richard’s journey spans more than four decades of pioneering work: from early computerised records in the 1980s, to leading one of the first NHS pilots for online patient record access, moderating the WHO working group that drafted the 8th Patient Right of the WHO Patient Safety Charter – the right to access your own records.
In this episode, we unpack what medical records are, who they serve, and how they can enable genuine patient-clinical partnership. We also explore global barriers digitization and how they can be overcome, sharing hopeful stories of how small efforts have scaled to influence national guidance and international policy.
This episode offers a practical and deeply human vision for how medical records can support patients in becoming informed partners in their own care.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introductions and episode overview
00:03:21 - Defining electronic health records
00:12:06 - Richard's journey with health records
00:22:11 - The Harold Shipman serial killer case
00:26:36 - Sharing records with patients
00:32:28 - Barriers and global disparities
00:36:25 - Driving global adoption
00:42:59 - Initiatives to overcome barriers
00:50:22 - Advice for clinicians
00:53:28 - Reflections with Caitlin and Clarinda
Resources and abbreviations:
8th Patient Right of the WHO Patient Safety Charter
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