Your Summary Care Record is an electronic record of important patient information, created from GP medical records. They can be seen and used by authorised staff in other areas of the NHS such as in Accident & Emergency departments.

Opt out form

If you wish to opt out you can
Download and complete the form:

• Summary Care Record Consent Form
  You can bring the completed form to the surgery, or post or email it to us using our details found under contact us.

OR
Complete and submit the online form:

• Summary Care Record Opt Out Form

Information to help you make your decision

This is all explained further under summary care record and opt out choice and this includes more on opting out.

The NHS uses information about patients (patient data) to research, plan and improve:

• the services offered
• the treatment and care patients receive

This data comes from your GP surgery, hospitals and other healthcare providers. You can choose whether or not your data is used for research and planning. There are different types of data-sharing you can opt out of. This is explained in more detail under our practice policy on Sharing your information for research and planning and opt out choice.

Your two types of data-sharing you can opt out of are:

Stop your GP surgery from sharing your data

Download and complete the form:

• type-1-opt-out-form
  You can bring the completed form to the surgery, or post or email it to us using our details found under contact us.

OR
Complete and submit the online form:

• Register Your Type 1 Opt Out Preference Form

Stop NHS Digital and other health and care organisations from sharing your data for research and planning

If you have made your decision, you can complete the form online.
Log in to:

• NHS account: make your choice about sharing data from your health records – NHS

Information to help you make your decision

Your data is also shared for the purposes of research and planning in the NHS. This is explained further under sharing your health records to help with research and planning, and this includes more on opting out.

There is more information on proxy access in the practice (allowing another person to access your notes) under Proxy Access. You can obtain proxy access to your medical record by completing the form found under Online access to your records.

Though many people now have access to much of their notes online (online access to your records), you have a right to access your notes in full. This is called a subject access request. You can also correct any error in your notes. This is explained further under subject access request.

Subject Access Request Form

If you would like to make a subject access request, you can
Download and complete the form:

• Subject Access Request Form.
  Please return this form to the practice with the required ID.

Required ID
In addition to the form, we will require ID. One form of photo personal ID (e.g., passport or driver’s licence) and one proof of current home address (e.g., Utility bill, bank statement etc.)

Log in

If you have made your decision, you can
Log in to:

• NHS account

Follow the guidance Organ donation – NHS account help and support – NHS

OR
You can visit the NHS organ donation website and
Complete and submit the online form:

• Register your decision – NHS Organ Donation

Information to help you make your decision

With organ donation it is assumed now that everyone in the UK is a potential organ donor on their death, but you can opt out if you wish. It is still recommended you make your choice clear even if you are happy with organ donation as is explained.