Medical Records
Your medical details hold information about you and your medical history. Your medical details have your GP record, which includes information like any conditions or allergies you have and any medicine you’re taking.
They will also include records from any other NHS service you use, like the hospital, dentist or opticians, and will include letters, test results and appointment notes.
During the working day it is sometimes necessary for practice staff to input into your record, for example, to attach a document that has been received, or update your information. Therefore you will notice admin/reception staff names alongside some of your medical information – this is quite normal.
Contractual requirements came into force so GP practices should make available a statement of intent in relation to the following IT developments:
- Summary Care Record (SCR) and Enriched Summary Care Record
- GP to GP Record Transfers
- Patient Online Access to Their GP Record
- Data for commissioning and other secondary care purposes
The same contractual obligations require that we have a statement of intent regarding these developments in place and publicised.
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Request a copy of your medical records
You can access a copy of your medical records, by completing our contact form. This is sometimes called a subject access request.
You have the right to ask for a copy of your personal information, verbally or in writing. This is called the right of access and is commonly known as making a subject access request or SAR.
We complete requests within one calendar month.
If you are accessing medical details on behalf of someone else, we will need their permission and consent.
Further information can be found on the Information Commissioners Office (ICO);