Understanding Your Summary Care Record (SCR)
The NHS Summary Care Record (SCR) is an electronic summary of your key health information. It is created from your GP medical record and is accessible to authorised healthcare professionals, with your consent, to support your care and treatment.
Having a Summary Care Record is especially helpful when you need unplanned care, such as in an emergency or when your GP surgery is closed.
What information is included?
A standard SCR contains essential information to help healthcare staff make safe and informed decisions about your care.
This includes:
Current medications
Allergies
Adverse reactions to medicines
Adding more information
You can choose to have additional information added to your SCR. This can be very useful for healthcare professionals, especially if you have complex or long-term health conditions.
With your explicit consent, additional information can include:
Significant medical history (e.g., long-term conditions like diabetes or asthma)
Treatment preferences and care plans
Communication needs (e.g., if you have hearing difficulties or require an interpreter)
To add more information to your record, you must speak with your GP and provide your explicit consent.