IT Statement of Intent

GP practices should make available a statement of intent in relation to the following IT developments:

• Referral Management
• Electronic Appointment Booking
• Online Booking of repeat prescriptions
• Summary Care Record
• GP2GP transfers
• Patient Access to records

Referral management

The practice will ensure that the NHS Number as the primary identifier in all NHS clinical correspondence will be used.

Electronic appointment cancelling

We currently offer the facility for cancelling appointments online using NHS App or Patient Access.

Online booking of repeat prescriptions

We currently offer the facility for ordering repeat prescriptions online using NHS App or Patient Access or our secure online form. 

See our prescriptions page for details

Interoperable records/ Summary Care Record.

Having your Summary Care Record available will help anyone treating you without your full medical record. They will have access to information about any medication you may be taking and any drugs that you have a recorded allergy or sensitivity to.

The practice is already live with SCR. However, if you do not want your medical records to be available in this way then you will need to let us know so that we can update your record. You can do this via the ‘opt out form’ on our website.

GP2GP Record Transfers

There is a contractual requirement to utilise the GP2GP facility for the transfer of patient records between practices, when a patient registers or de-registers.

It is very important that you are registered with a doctor at all times.

If you leave your GP and register with a new GP, your medical records will be removed from your previous doctor and forwarded on to your new GP via NHS England. It can take several weeks for your paper records to reach your new surgery. With GP to GP record transfers, your electronic record is transferred to your new practice much sooner.

The practice confirms that GP2GP transfers are already active and we send and receive patient records via this system.

Patient Access to their GP record

Practices are required to promote and offer the facility for patients to view online, export or print any summary of information from their records relating to medications, allergies, adverse reactions and any other items/date such as ‘additional’ record elements which has been agreed between the contractor and the patient.

The practice has enabled patients to view their records relating to medication, allergies, adverse reactions and immunisations. In addition, patients can view their consultations, Letters/documents, Hospital referrals and prescription requests from the application date going forward (prospective access) by using and registering with the NHS App or patient access.