In accordance with the Access to Health Records Act, patients may request to see their medical records. Such requests should be made with the access to medical records form.
No information will be released without the patient consent unless we are legally obliged to do so.
Subject access request
You are allowed to see what is written about you at your doctors surgery. We call this a “Subject access request”. If you want a copy of your information you can request this by completing the access to medical records form.
Your parents or guardian can request access to your medical records if you’re under 16. But if you are 13 or older, you may be classed as being competent and you may be able to do this yourself.
Accessing Medical Records in the NHS APP
If you are signed up for online access, you will be able to use the NHS App to read new entries made in your GP record. This avoids the need to contact your GP practice to see this information. The entries will include:
- name, age and address
- allergies and adverse reactions
- treatments and medications
- immunisations
- test results
- letters
- notes made in your GP record
Please also be aware that GPs can manually turn off access to records via the NHS App, either partially or fully, if there is a risk of harm to you or someone else.
To access this service via the NHS App, you will need to register for an NHS account.