How difficult is it to get your medical records?

Dendoo
Dendoo Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
edited December 2024 in Everyday life

Do I just ring the gp surgery up and ask them for them? Does anyone have the nhs app and have full access to their notes that way? Will I be questioned for asking for them? Ty x

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  • Stroud2024
    Stroud2024 Online Community Member Posts: 45 Connected

    Hi I don't know the exact answer but my GP online shows my medical record for about the last year. I actually wanted to do the same and get full records for myself. I'm just going to call the GP and I doubt you would be questioned. Even so, if they ask when I call I will tell them it is for an ASD assessment I have next week. Sorry I don't know the exact answer to your question but I'm pretty sure they can't refuse?

  • Stroud2024
    Stroud2024 Online Community Member Posts: 45 Connected

    Actually I just remembered I tried to go online on the NHS app before to do it! But I don't have photo ID so it says I have to do this....

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    Not sure if that helps at all.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 4,256 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @Dendoo

    At my GP surgery, you can just ring up and ask for your records(usually have to wait a week or so for the printouts) and I haven't been questioned for asking for them yet. It's been fairly easy.

  • SarahT41
    SarahT41 Scope Member Posts: 58 Contributor

    I have the NHS app but it only goes back a few years in my medical record. You have a legal right to your full record and they shouldn't question you about it. It's your information, and you have the right to request it.

  • Dendoo
    Dendoo Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/949871#Comment_949871

    I’ve seen people say they still can’t see everything . Just blood test results things like that .

  • Dendoo
    Dendoo Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering

    I have not requested them so far . But I

    Will

    Of If I need too ty x

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