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GP health record

If your GP practice has given access, you'll be able to see a summary view of your health record in the NHS Wales App. This will generally be a list of medicines with their titles, when they were prescribed, and any allergies you've told your GP about. Medicines may include repeat medicines you're currently taking and any discontinued medicines. 

This is known as your summary care record (SCR).

Access to more detailed records

You can ask your practice to show you more information in the App. This is called your detailed coded record (DCR). It's the practice's decision whether they approve your request and how much information they allow you to see. You may be able to see:

  • immunisations (vaccinations) 
  • health conditions 
  • test results such as blood tests 
  • consultations and events such as appointments 
  • your personal information (such as date of birth) 
  • allergies and adverse reactions 
  • medicines you have been prescribed (both in the past and ongoing) 

Downloading documents from your detailed GP health record 

It's not yet possible to download the whole record from your NHS login. For more detailed information about your record, contact your GP practice. 

If the information in your GP health record is wrong

If the information in your GP health record is incorrect, contact your GP practice. They'll be able to update the personal information in your record, such as your address. You can update the email and phone number held by your GP practice in the NHS Wales App. Communications preferences explains how to do this.

Note that the email and phone number held by your GP practice may not be the same one you've used to log into the NHS Wales App. If you change the email address held by your GP practice it will not change the login details. You'll need to go to NHS login to make any changes to your login details. 

If the whole record is not yours, you should contact your GP practice immediately.

If there is information missing from your GP health record

Contact your GP practice if something's missing from your GP health record that you think should be there.  

Abbreviations found in medical records

Here's a list of commonly used medical abbreviations.