Southern DHB chief medical officer Dr Nigel Millar hopes the HealthOne system will mean less stress for patients. Only the "most reliable'' parts of patients' health records are being shared through the HealthOne system, Southern District Health Boards chief medical officer Dr Nigel Millar says. The information from HealthOne is not yet available to all Otago and Southland health professionals. HealthOneIn the Southern District Health Board area:• Shares some health information between GPs, pharmacists and South Island DHB hospitals ( except Nelson and Blenheim, which will join early next year)• Includes laboratory test results, X-ray/scan results, allergies and alerts, medicines prescribed and dispensed, recent GP appointment dates. I found it reassuring this information would soon be available to any district health board hospital in the South Island.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2016 17:02 UTC