Pupil Medical Form

Summary Care Record:

A Summary Care Record is automatically created for children up to the age of 15 years and 9 months, as their consent is not required. If a child’s parent/legal guardian does not wish the child to have a summary care record they must discuss this with their child’s GP, but ultimately it is the GP’s decision, because of their duty of care to the child. The Summary Care Record is meant to help emergency doctors and nurses help you when you contact them when the surgery is closed. Initially, it will contain just your medications and allergies.

As the central NHS computer system develops, (known as the ‘Summary Care Record’ - SCR), other staff who work in the NHS will be able to access it along with information from hospitals, out of hours services, and specialists’ letters that may be added as well.

Local Shared Record:

Health Services in South Lakeland now have the ability to share some information from your medical records with other health services that provide you with care. This information is limited, is called a local shared record and is not linked to the national system, (Summary Care Record). It does not copy details and file them in a national database, rather making a view available if needed with your consent at some point in the future.

Only healthcare professionals directly involved with your care can see your shared record and only at the time they are treating you. This may include Cumbria health oncall (CHOC), Accident and Emergency departments, community nurses and physiotherapists.