Your care records
The practice is registered and complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Any request for access to notes by a patient, patient’s representative or outside body will be dealt with in accordance with the Act. Please contact the Operations Manager for further information.
Access to Medical Records
You can apply to access your online medical record – via Patient Access or the NHS App – by completing the Application for Online Access form and handing in at Reception. Please note photo ID and proof of address will be required.
Please also refer to our Privacy Notice here.
Summary Care Record
Unless you’ve chosen not to have one, if you’re registered with a GP surgery you’ll have a Summary Care Record. It contains basic information including your allergies, medicines and any reactions you’ve had to medicine in the past. By storing all this information in one place, it makes it easier for healthcare staff to treat you in an emergency, or when your GP practice is closed.
You cannot get your Summary Care Record online. If you’d like to see it, speak to your GP.
For information on how to opt out of having a Summary Care Record, please visit NHS Digital.
GP2GP
The General Medical Services GP Contract requires practices to use GP2GP for transferring electronic health records. With GP2GP. the record arrives straight after the registration. In comparison, paper medical records can take weeks or months to arrive.
Find our more about GP2GP on the NHS website
Your data matters to the NHS
Your health records contain a type of data called confidential patient information. This data can be used to help with research and planning.
You can choose to stop your confidential patient information being used for research and planning. You can also make a choice for someone else like your children under the age of 13.
Your choice will only apply to the health and care system in England. This does not apply to health or care services accessed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Find out how this data is used and how to opt out on the following link:
