Accelerating patient access to their GP record

NHSX is in the process to develop the new programme to improve patients’ access to their GP records.

This new programme of work builds upon the existing GMS contract requirements for general practice to promote and offer online access to all coded and future prospective information in the medical records or when requested in writing give access to the entire historic medical records. Despite patient interest and these commitments being established since April 2019, only a few patients have this level of access.

The accelerated records access programme has been working with a number of General Practice pilot sites to improve patient access to their records. It may be possible for GP IT suppliers do develop the programme shortly so that from 1 December 2021 patients will have access to all their future data. For more details contact surgery and talk to practice manager.

 

For more information to access your medical records visit:

Data Strategy: Patients to get easier access to data through NHS App (digitalhealth.net)