Using the summary care record

This module provides an overview of the summary care record and explains how it can be used to support patient care. After reading this module you will understand how to gain permission to view SCRs, the restrictions on using them and how to maintain the essential information governance principles that underpin this process.

Contributing authors: Noma Al-Ahmad MRPharmS, managing director, Propharmace and visiting lecturer, King’s College London, with contributions from Mohammed Hussain, senior clinical lead (operations and medicines), NHS Digital