Sharing records electronically
Your GP and your pharmacy each keep their own record. The GP records symptoms and treatment. The pharmacist records which medicines you receive and which medicines you are allergic to. Those details can be exchanged through the LSP, the national switch point.
Giving consent
If your GP or pharmacy uses the LSP, they ask for your consent. After you agree, the professional registers that your data is available by submitting your citizen service number.
Requesting data
Another professional can request your data when that is needed for your treatment. The network only stores your citizen service number and which GP and pharmacy have data available. The medical data itself is not stored in the LSP.
Regions
The LSP is split into about forty regions. GPs, out-of-hours GP posts, and pharmacies exchange data inside a region. Hospitals can exchange with more than one region. If you also see a professional in another region, data may not be available to them.
You can consent verbally, hand in the form to your professional, or arrange it online at volgjezorg.nl. You consent per organisation, and you can withdraw it.