Access your medical records
How to get your medical records
Medical records hold information about you. They are also sometimes called health records.
You'll have separate records for any NHS service you go to including your GP surgery, hospital, dentist or opticians.
How to get your record depends on which record it is.
How to get your GP record
Your GP record includes information like any conditions or allergies you have and any medicine you're taking.
Most patients will automatically be given access to more information added to their GP record from November 2022 onwards. This includes letters, test results and appointment notes.
Some people may also have access to information added to their GP record before this date.
Speak to your GP surgery
You can ask for your GP record at your GP surgery.
We use a processor, iGPR Technologies Limited (“iGPR”), to assist us with responding to report requests relating to your patient data, such as
subject access requests that you submit to us (or that someone acting on your behalf submits to us) and report requests that insurers submit to us under the Access to Medical Records Act 1988 in relation to a life insurance policy that you hold or that you are applying for.
iGPR manages the reporting process for us by reviewing and responding to requests in accordance with our instructions and all applicable
laws, including UK data protection laws. The instructions we issue to iGPR include general instructions on responding to requests and specific
instructions on issues that will require further consultation with the GP responsible for your care.
Page last reviewed: 26 March 2026
Page created: 19 November 2024
Page created: 19 November 2024