What do GPs see on the screen?

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When you go to see the GP for an appointment and they have their computer screen on with your information, what is on there? Is there a summary of your conditions or illnesses or medications, or do they have to click on different parts of your record to see that information like you do when on a website for example.
I'm curious to know if I need to be telling them every time of my ongoing health condition or if they see it automatically at each of my appointments.

I think GPs read through your notes of recent appointments beforehand and should be able to see a summary of significant events.

If they use Emis, they can flick back and forth between their diaries (multicoloured spreadsheet) and patients's records by double clicking on a patient's name and calling up their records

Once called up, they can look at significant problems, minor problems, the previous consultation notes, any clinic letters from consultants that have been added to the record, prescription lists, household members (if they are within the same GP practices), call up requested tests and their results and send messages to admin (send this referral, look for that letter, make a call to the pharmacy etc) and colleagues

Should things get lairy, they can even click on an alert/emergency button which will call for help from anyone using the same system

Thank you, that's helpful

If you have a complex background and seeing a new gp for the first time, I think it would help to give a short summary of your relevant medical background and then say what the current issue is. It just makes sure both are approaching problem from the same angle

(just because the info is there, doesn’t mean it’s all been read and perused thoroughly)

All your medical information is in the GP record, but on different tabs. So, like you've said in your OP, your diagnoses (separated into major and minor), your medication, your consultation notes, test results etc. The records are designed to make it easy to locate relevant information quickly, but things can be coded wrong or missed.
Most GPs will spend a minute or so skim-reading before they meet a new patient, but I do literally mean a minute, so if you have a major issue it's definitely worth mentioning it. They can then ask you or look up more details if needed.

Thank you for your reply. Are the diagnoses that are listed under major and minor the same as what I see on the NHS app?

The Information is all there but needs searching by clicking through different tabs. Doctors wil usually prepare for a consult n based on the information that there have before eg the e triage. But if they don’t have much Information about why you are there , it is helpful to give a bit of background early so do mention if you have a significant condition.

Thank you that's very helpful

I assumed that they see the same information you see when you look at your patient notes online via the NHS app. After an appointment, you can look and see what the GP has written about the consultation and what's prescribed. There are also records of test results, correspondence, jabs etc.

I think so, because the NHS app draws its data from your GP record. I'm in Wales, and we don't have the same app, so I'm not sure what you see in England, but the principle is the same.

The information on the NHS App is exactly the same as on your records.