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Accessing your GP health record

View your GP health record using your NHS App or account

You can view your GP health record using the NHS App or by logging into your account on the NHS website. You can create an account if you do not already have one.

Log in or open NHS App Create an account

To view your GP record online, you must be:

When you create an account, you’ll need to prove your identity before you can view your GP health record. This helps keep your record secure.

What’s in your GP health record

Your GP health record includes information such as:

  • medicines your GP has prescribed
  • allergies you have
  • vaccinations you have had
  • conditions you have been diagnosed with
  • notes from appointments at the surgery
  • results of tests the surgery has arranged
  • letters that hospitals or specialists have sent to your GP

Your GP health record does not include information kept by other services that has not been sent to the surgery. This includes services like hospitals, dentists and opticians. To access this information, you will need to contact the service directly.

You can find out more information about your GP health record on the NHS website.

Subject Access Request (SARS)

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Access to Health Records Act, patients have the right to request access to their medical records, either in full or in part. These requests may be subject to an administrative fee. Patient consent is required for the release of information, unless we are legally obligated to disclose it. In such cases, you or a representative (such as a solicitor) must submit a Subject Access Request, along with the appropriate consent form.

Getting help with your GP health record

You can contact the surgery for help if:

  • you need a printed copy of your record or to be sent a digital version
  • you’re unable to see your record
  • information is missing or has disappeared from your record
  • you can only see very recent information in your record and you need to see older information
  • there’s incorrect information in your record
  • you can see information that should not be there (for example, you can see information that’s not yours)
  • you do not want to be able to see your record
  • someone is pressuring you for information in your record

Related information

Accessing someone else’s information

Page published: 4 July 2023
Last updated: 21 March 2025