Summary Care Records
You will have a Summary Care Record (SCR), which will be available to people providing you with care anywhere in England.
At first, your SCR will contain important information about your health, such as details of any allergies, your current prescriptions and whether you have had any bad reactions to medicines.
After that, each time you use any NHS health service, we may add details about any health problems, summaries of your care and the professionals treating you to your SCR.
As we add new information to your record, you can discuss what is being added and how sensitive information is handled.
We are gradually introducing SCRs across England. Your local NHS will be telling you about this before your SCR is ready, so that you have time to think about your options whether to have a SCR or not.
If you choose to, you can download the form to opt-out here.
We will ask your permission if we need to look to look at information in your Summary Care Record. When this is not possible, for example in an emergency when you are unconscious, we will tell you later.
You may be able to view your SCR online once your GP has created it using a secure website called HealthSpace. This service is free of charge.
Related Links
NHS Care Records Service
Healthspace
Video Clips & Interviews with Patients about the NHS Care Records Service
At first, your SCR will contain important information about your health, such as details of any allergies, your current prescriptions and whether you have had any bad reactions to medicines.
After that, each time you use any NHS health service, we may add details about any health problems, summaries of your care and the professionals treating you to your SCR.
As we add new information to your record, you can discuss what is being added and how sensitive information is handled.
We are gradually introducing SCRs across England. Your local NHS will be telling you about this before your SCR is ready, so that you have time to think about your options whether to have a SCR or not.
If you choose to, you can download the form to opt-out here.
We will ask your permission if we need to look to look at information in your Summary Care Record. When this is not possible, for example in an emergency when you are unconscious, we will tell you later.
You may be able to view your SCR online once your GP has created it using a secure website called HealthSpace. This service is free of charge.
Related Links
NHS Care Records Service
Healthspace
Video Clips & Interviews with Patients about the NHS Care Records Service