Can I see my NHS medical record?
Unfortunately there is no single complete NHS medical record. But you can see parts of it – for example, at your GPs and hospital – and cobble most of it together.
Note. Hospitals quite often lose some or all of your records, when they change computer systems. GPs are better at keeping information.
What’s in your GP record:
- Medicines your GP has prescribed
- Allergies you have
- Vaccinations you’ve had
- Long-term conditions
- Notes from appointments at your GP surgery
- Results of tests your GP surgery has arranged
- Letters that hospitals or specialists have sent to your GP.
What’s not in your GP record
Information kept by other services (such as hospitals, dentists, opticians and private medical care) that has not been sent to your GP – to get this information, you will need to contact these services directly.
How to see all the information in your GP health record
When you view your GP health record online, you should be able to see any information that was added recently.
If you need to see older information in your record (historic record information), you will have to ask your GP surgery to make it available online.
