Changing from one NHS Trust to another

Quite honestly I never expect bits of the NHS to talk to each other. It is something one has to manage oneself.

Being registered with the patientaccess app means I can see all my test results and tell any medic the information they need.

Where I live the local hospital does diagnosis but prostate surgery and RT is done at a specialist hospital 15 miles away.

I was told, a few years ago, I could use my local hospital post op but decided to travel.  It was a simple matter of telling the nurse/doctor at the treatment hospital.   Also the local hospital called me in much later and were using pre-op data as they had no update.  When I said I was already being seen elsewhere they just said OK we'll discharge you.

My decision was based on where I thought the higher skills and facilities were located for this skill and that if they had all my records it would work better.    If I didn't have a car or access to a car it would be a messy trip as the distant hospital is next to the motorway not in a public transport hub.

The hospitals in our region specialise in certain areas, our local one does cardiac work.  People as far away as the Lake District have to travel to the hospitals in our region for specialist work. Although the north Lakes are covered by Newcastle, there's quite a lot of travel happens.