Your patient record will be held securely and confidentially on our electronic system.
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 (with your permission) via:

• Summary Care Record (SCR) – NHS Summary Care Record (used nationally across England)
• Gloucestershire Shared Health and Social Care Information(Joining up your information – JUYI) Used locally across Gloucestershire – www.juyigloucestershire.org/what-is-juyi.

In all cases, the information will be used only by authorised healthcare 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.

Parents, guardians or someone with power of attorney can ask for people in their care to be opted out, but ultimately it is the GP’s decision whether to share information, or not, because of their duty of care.

If you are caring for someone and feel that they are able to understand, then you should make the information about the different methods of sharing available to them.

If you would like to opt out, we will put an entry on your record which will prevent your information from being shared.

Differences between the Gloucestershire Shared Record and the Summary Care Records

For more information about the Differences between the Gloucestershire Shared Record and the Summary Care Records, please view our leaflet.