Summary Care Records
All patients have a Summary Care Record (SCR).
This contains important information about your health, such as:
- Medicines you take
- Allergies you have
- Medicines that make you ill
You might need to see a doctor or nurse who does not know you. If they do not know about your care, your SCR could:
- Stop them making a mistake, because they can see your medicines, allergies or what medicines make you ill
- Help them see your information straight away on a computer
Doctors and nurses treating you will ask if they can look at your SCR to help them treat you quickly and safely.
You can choose to have other useful information added to your SCR, including:
- Your illnesses and any health problems
- Operations and vaccinations you have had in the past
- How you would like to be treated – such as where you would prefer to receive care
- What support you might need
- Who should be contacted for more information about you
If you think you want to add other useful information to your SCR, talk to the surgery. It will be added to your SCR and kept up-to-date for you.
If there is information you don’t want adding, let us know.
If you are registered with a GP practice in England your SCR is created automatically, unless you have opted out. 98% of practices are now using the system. You can talk to your practice about opting out of including Additional Information to do with long-term conditions, care preferences or specific communications needs.
The Summary Care Record will only be accessed with permission from the patient.
