Survey of General Practice

The keeping of good clinical records has been suggested as necessary maintaning standards of medica1 care. With the formation of more group practices and partnerships, and the increasing use of health visitors, nurses and social-workers, the keeping of detailed records of patients becomes essential. Where more than one person is involved in the care of a patient, whether as a routine or as an 'out of hours' emergency, communication of information is of major importance, the records of the patients forming an indispensable part of such communication.