What is Summary Care Record?
A '''Summary Care Record''' (SCR) is an [[Electronic health record|electronic patient record]]. It has [[National Health Service]] facts on a central [[database]] covering England. The idea is that anywhere that a person goes for treatment, for example if they are staying away from their home or if they cannot talk, people will be able to find out about them. It has * Drugs which the person has been [[Prescription|prescribed]] * Known problems with drugs * Known [[allergies]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Steve|title=Lansley confirms summary care record roll-out will proceed|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/lansley-confirms-summary-care-record-roll-out-will-proceed/5020341.article|access-date=2023-02-07|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> In 2022 the [[Department of Health and Social Care]] told the [[integrated care system]]<nowiki/>s to set up shared care records which health and adult [[social care]] services could use by 2024. This replaces the summary care record programme.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wickware|first=Carolyn|title=Community pharmacy access to shared patient records 'not prioritised'|url=https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/community-pharmacy-access-to-shared-patient-records-not-prioritised|access-date=2023-02-07|website=The Pharmaceutical Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Computer terminology]] [[Category:National Health Service]]