The following information is included in a SCR entry:

• The name, address, date of birth and NHS number of the patient
• All known allergies 
• All known adverse drug reactions
• All medicines in the following groups:
• Acute medicines (12 months’ history)
• Current repeat medicines (18 months’ history)
• Discontinued repeat medicines (six months’ history).

Additional information

Patients can also consent to including additional information in their SCR. This is particularly useful for people with complex or long-term conditions, or patients reaching end of life. Once a patient consents, this can be added by the GP by simply changing the consent status on the clinical system. Additional information can include:

• Diagnosis and/or details of long-term conditions
• Specific communication needs 
• Immunisations
• Details of carer 
• Care preferences.