Summary Care Record Policy - Kensington Medical Centre Belfast
Your patient record is held securely and confidentially on the electronic system at your GP practice. If you require treatment in another NHS healthcare setting such as an Emergency Department or Minor Injury Unit, those treating you would be better able to give you appropriate care if some of the information from the GP practice were available to them.
This information can now be shared electronically via: The Summary Care Record, used nationally across Northern Ireland is known as Encompass.
Please note Encompass is a Health and Social Care Northern Ireland wide initiative that has an electronic care record for every person in Northern Ireland. This will be a single, digital record for each person. It records all the health and social care needs of a person for the whole of their life.
The information will be used only by authorised health care professionals directly involved in your care. Your permission will be asked before the information is accessed, unless the clinician is unable to ask you and there is a clinical reason for access.
If you would like to opt out, please ask reception for our opt out form.
A parent or guardian can request to opt out children under 16 but ultimately it is the GP’s decision whether to create the records or not, because of their duty of care to the child. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 16 and feel that they are able to understand, then you should make this information available to them.
Who Has Access?
Across all health care settings, including urgent care, community care and outpatient departments in Northern Ireland.
Information Source
GP record
Content
- Your current medications
- Any allergies you have
- Any bad reactions you have had to medicines
- Additional information (upon request to your GP)
At Kensington Medical Centre Belfast, we utilise a Summary Care Record Policy concerning the electronic summary of patient medical information, designed to enhance your care experience, particularly in urgent situations.
Understanding Your Summary Care Record (SCR) Your patient record is securely and confidentially held on the electronic system at your GP practice. The Summary Care Record (SCR) allows for the electronic sharing of some of this information, which can be crucial if you require treatment in another NHS healthcare setting, such as an Emergency Department or Minor Injury Unit. This ensures that healthcare professionals treating you have access to vital details, enabling them to provide more appropriate care. The SCR is used nationally across Northern Ireland.
Information Included in Your SCR The information within your Summary Care Record is sourced from your GP record. It typically includes:
• Your current medications.
• Any allergies you have.
• Any bad reactions you have had to medicines.
• Additional information can be included upon request to your GP.
Accessing Your Summary Care Record
The information in your SCR will only be used by authorised healthcare professionals who are directly involved in your care. Your permission will be requested before the information is accessed, unless the clinician is unable to ask you and there is a clinical reason for immediate access. This system operates across all healthcare settings, including urgent care, community care, and outpatient departments in Northern Ireland.
The SCR system is part of the IT systems in use at Kensington Group Practice, facilitating the uploading of details regarding your current medication and allergies to Encompass for availability to doctors involved in your care elsewhere. You also have the facility to view your hospital medical records online. If you are not already registered for online access and wish to be, you can complete an online form. If you would like access to your hospital medical records enabled, please contact Encompass.
Your Right to Opt Out You have a right to object to your information being shared via the Summary Care Record.
• Should you wish to opt out, please ask reception for an opt-out form.
• A parent or guardian can request to opt out children under 16, but the GP ultimately decides whether to create the records due to their duty of care to the child. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under 16 and believe they can understand, you should make this information available to them.
• You can also speak to a member of staff who can explain how to opt-out and prevent the sharing of your information, either by registering to opt-out online (national data opt-out programme) or by speaking to a staff member if you are unable or unwilling to do so online.
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