Summary Care Record

For more information, visit: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/summary-care-records-scr/

The Summary Care Record (SCR) is an electronic record of important patient information, created from your GP medical record.

It is used within the NHS so that authorised healthcare professionals directly involved in your care can access key details when needed—particularly in urgent or emergency situations, such as:

• Accident & Emergency (A&E)
• Out-of-hours services

Your SCR is used only for your direct care and not for any other purposes.

Who has a Summary Care Record?

If you are registered with a GP practice in England, you will automatically have an SCR unless you have chosen to opt out.

What information does your SCR contain?

Your SCR includes essential clinical information to support safe treatment:

• Medicines you are taking
• Allergies
• Any previous adverse reactions to medicines

It also includes your name, address, date of birth and NHS number which helps to identify you correctly.

Adding additional information (Enhanced SCR)

You can choose to include extra information to your SCR to support your care , such as:

• Significant medical history
• Care preferences
• Communication needs

This can be particularly helpful if you have complex health needs.

If you would like to add more information, please speak to your GP or a member of the Practice team.

Children and young people

If you are a parent or guardian of a child under 16, and you feel they are able to understand this information, you should discuss it with them.

You can support them in deciding:

• whether to have an SCR
• whether to include additional information

Your Choice

You have a right to

• opt out of having a Summary Care Record
• request additional information be added

To discuss your options, please contact the Practice.

Further information

More detailed patient information is available via NHS England:  https://digital.nhs.uk/services/summary-care-records-scr/summary-care-records-scr-information-for-patients

London Care Record

Clapham Family Practice uses a shared record system called the London Care Record.

The London Care Record provides a secure, shared view of your health and care information, allowing authorised health and care professionals involved in your care access important details when and where they are needed.

This helps to:

• improve communication between services across London
• support safer, more coordinated care
• reduce duplication (e.g. repeated tests)
• enable faster and more informed clinical decisions

How your information is used

Only authorised professionals directly involved in your care can access your Local Care Record.

Your information:

• is accessed strictly on a need-to-know basis
• is protected by robust security controls
• is not shared for marketing purposes
• is not sold or shared with organisations not involved in your care

Your privacy

Your information remains confidential and is only used to support your direct care.

For more detailed information, please see the South East London Integrated Care System privacy policy: https://selondonics.org/privacy-policy/

Opting out of the London Care Record

You have the right to object to your information being shared through the London Care Record.

If you wish to opt out:

• speak to your GP or a member of the Practice team
• discuss your options with your health or social care professional

Please note:

• In limited circumstances, information may still be accessed where there is a clinical need or risk to patient safety
• This will always be done in line with legal and professional obligations

Further information and support

For more information or support with your data rights, you can contact the team managing the London Care Record for South East London:

• Website: https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/london-care-record
• Telephone: 020 3192 6011

If you have previously opted out of sharing your record via ConnectCare/Local Care Record, your preference will continue to apply and you do not need to opt out again.