Statement of Intent – Online Access

The NHS is changing how GP records are managed in three important ways to improve care and give patients more access to their medical records. These changes include:

• Summary Care Record(SCR)
• GP to GP Record Transfers
• Patient Online Access to Their GP Record

1. Patient online access to their GP record

You can book and cancel appointments and order repeat prescriptions online. By March 31, 2015, all patients in England will also have online access to their GP medical records, including current medications, immunizations, and allergies. To access your records, download the NHS App and visit the Your Health tab and click on the GP health record button

2. Summary Care Record (SCR)

GP practices must update patients’ Summary Care Records (SCR) by March 31, 2015. The SCR includes important information like medications and allergies, which helps in emergencies when your full medical record isn’t available. SCRs are updated daily. You can choose not to have an SCR by informing the reception team at the practice.

You can find out more by watching “What is a Summary Care Record” :

You do not have to have a SCR if you do not want one. If you don’t, then let us know . You can do this by informing our reception team at the practice.

3. GP to GP record transfers

A new system for transferring patient records between GP practices must be used for all new or de-registered patients by March 31, 2015. This system allows electronic records to be transferred much faster than paper records. City Road GP practice is already using this method to send and receive patient records.

Contact and Further Information: For more details about these changes or how your records are handled, read the leaflets available at the practice or speak to a staff member.