To ask if you can access your medical records

[User6778]

Via patient access or the nhs app do you read them? I do as I find them quite interesting my friend however doesn’t see the point

Yes. In fact we obtained my mum's labour and birth records from 40 years ago when she had me. Fascinating.

But others don't take such an interest in such things as their own health, perhaps.

is your blood group recorded in there from birth?

My doctors surgery doesn’t permit access to my records via either of those apps

@AlmostAJillSandwich

is your blood group recorded in there from birth?

It's not routinely tested.

There is a way to find out and do some good at the same time if you're in good health though - give blood. The alternative method of finding out may feel a little too drastic, though, as that is have a baby.

I can’t read the notes that they type, just the headline, for example:

DATE - GP appointment - back pain

Can you read the full notes on PatientAccess? My surgery told me they’d given me full access on it. Hmm…

I've got my records online but all they say is medicine prescribed & dates I have spoken to the doctor.

Yes via the app

Which app? Do you have to give permission to the surgery so that you can access them?

My BIL found things on his that weren't true. He is not a person to take that lightly! Poor GP surgery.