Online Services Records Access Patient information leaflet your choice’ ‘It’s If you wish to, you can now use the internet to book appointments with a GP, request repeat prescriptions It will be your responsibility to keep your login for any medications you take regularly and look at details and password safe and secure. If you your medical record online. You can also still use the telephone or call in to the surgery for any of these know or suspect that your record has been services as well. It’s your choice. accessed by someone that you have not agreed should see it, then you should change your Being able to see your record online might help you to password immediately. manage your medical conditions. It also means that you can even access it from anywhere in the world If you can’t do this for some reason, we should you require medical treatment on holiday. If recommend that you contact the practice so you decide not to join or wish to withdraw, this is your that they can remove online access until you choice and practice staff will continue to treat you in are able to reset your password. the same way as before. This decision will not affect the quality of your care. If you print out any information from your You will be given login details, so you will need to record, it is also your responsibility to keep this think of a password which is unique to you. This will secure. If you are at all worried about keeping ensure that only you are able to access your record – printed copies safe, we recommend that you do unless you choose to share your details with a family not make copies at all. member or carer. The practice has the right to remove online access to services for anyone that doesn’t use them responsibly. Before you apply for online access to your record, there are some other things to consider. Although the chances of any of these things happening are very small, you will be asked that you have read and understood the following before you are given login details.
Online Services Records Access Patient information leaflet ‘It’s your choice’ If you wish to, you can now use the internet to book appointments with a GP, request repeat prescriptions for any medications you take regularly and look at your medical record online. You can also still use the telephone or call in to the surgery for any of these services as well. It’s your choice. Being able to see your record online might help you to manage your medical conditions. It also means that you can even access it from anywhere in the world should you require medical treatment on holiday. If you decide not to join or wish to withdraw, this is your choice and practice staff will continue to treat you in the same way as before. This decision will not affect the quality of your care. You will be given login details, so you will need to think of a password which is unique to you. This will ensure that only you are able to access your record – unless you choose to share your details with a family member or carer. The practice has the right to remove online access to services for anyone that doesn’t use them responsibly. It will be your responsibility to keep your login details and password safe and secure. If you know or suspect that your record has been accessed by someone that you have not agreed should see it, then you should change your password immediately. If you can’t do this for some reason, we recommend that you contact the practice so that they can remove online access until you are able to reset your password. If you print out any information from your record, it is also your responsibility to keep this secure. If you are at all worried about keeping printed copies safe, we recommend that you do not make copies at all. Before you apply for online access to your record, there are some other things to consider. Although the chances of any of these things happening are very small, you will be asked that you have read and understood the following before you are given login details.
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