Went to see my GP yesterday and he showed me the new Victorian rolled out Safe Script.
In summary, any health professional can login and see what you have been prescribed and by who and where you had the prescription filled. While it will certainly stop doctor shoppers, it also allows the government to see where you have been.
As an example, if I got a script from my GP and then went to do maintenance on my widowed mother in laws property a couple of hours a way, if I got the medicine from a chemist there the government would certainly know I had been there.
There is no opt out on this one. Good and bad I suppose is how I would describe it. I am not a doctor shopper, but in recent years have become much more concerned about my privacy as the internet just gets bigger and bigger.
Bookmarks