The Summary Care Record (SCR) is a national NHS programme which allows information about you – such as allergies and medications – to be shared between clinicians to support urgent care across the country. Adding ‘additional information’ to your Summary Care Record, such as significant medical history, makes it a much more useful source of information for emergency departments and the ambulance service if they need to treat you wherever you are in the country.
More information is available here.
Please note that in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, additional information will be included in Summary Care Records for patients by default, unless they have previously told the NHS that they did not want their information to be shared. This will improve the flow of information across the health and care system, increase safety, and improve care.
More information can be found here.
National Data Opt Out
The national data opt-out is a service that allows patients to opt out of their confidential patient information being used for research and planning. For more information about the sharing of your data, please click here for a useful guide to what this involves and how to opt out should you wish.
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