Welsh government accused of ‘digital divide’ in NHS data rules

PLAID CYMRU has accused Wales’s First Minister Eluned Morgan of allowing “a digital divide” to develop, after patients in England were promised full access to their digital health records.
The accusation follows the Labour-run Welsh government’s announcement of its own plans for the Wales NHS, including £28 million to reduce waiting lists by funding more evening and weekend appointments.
But patients’ access to their digital record was not included.
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