Your summary care record contains important information about any medicines you are taking, any allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines that you have previously experienced. 

Allowing authorised healthcare staff to have access to this information will improve decision making by doctors and other healthcare professionals and has prevented mistakes being made when patients are being cared for in an emergency or when their GP practice is closed. 

Your summary care record also includes your name, address, date of birth and your unique NHS Number to help identify you correctly. 

You may want to add other details about your care to your summary care record. This will only happen if both you and your GP agree to do this. You should discuss your wishes with your GP practice. 

Healthcare staff will have access to this information, so that they can provide safer care, whenever or wherever you need it, anywhere in England. 

If you wish to opt-out of a summary care record, please complete our Summary Care Record Opt-out form.