Summary Care Record
Data stored about patients by the National Health Service in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Summary Care Record (SCR) is an electronic patient record, a summary of National Health Service patient data held on a central database covering England, part of the NHS National Programme for IT. The purpose of the database is to make patient data readily available anywhere that the patient seeks treatment, for example if they are staying away from their home town or if they are unable to give information for themselves. Despite opposition from some quarters, by September 2010, 424 GP practices across at least 36 primary care trusts had uploaded 2.7 million Summary Care Records.[1] On 10 October 2010, the Health Secretary announced that the coalition government would continue with the introduction, but that the records would 'hold only the essential medical information needed in an emergency – that is medication, allergen and [drug] reactions'.[2] By March 2013, more than 24 million SCRs had been created across England.[3]
In 2022 the Department of Health and Social Care set a new target for each integrated care system to set up a ‘shared care record’ accessible by health and adult social care providers by 2024. This replaces the summary care record programme.[4]