Medical Summary

[Vagus]

I have just received the above, free, at my request, from my GP. A phone call to the surgery an hour ago, half an hour later the document was ready for collection. Very efficient.
I needed some proof of a couple of medical things from many years ago and didnt have any paperwork, this document (four pages) details pretty much all of my medical history from birth and is really interesting to read.
I had no idea I could request and receive this until I was told about it.
Worth knowing about, and also worth getting I feel.

[Sqad]

Will it be dramatised on Netflix?

[Vagus]

Oh definitely, totally unmissable!! ;)

[davebro]

4 pages? Mine would be longer than War and Peace!

[david small]

Useful information Vagas thank you.

[Vagus]

Davebro, I was expecting something like a telephone directory as I have quite a complicated medical history.
It doesn’t give all the gory details but does show enough information for those who need to know.
David, that’s the only reason I posted about it, easy and free, might be useful for someone.

[Buenchico]

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which still applies to the UK (and, indeed, is now embodied in our own Data Protection Act 2018 anyway), has been much criticised for many of its provisions but one positive thing about it is that it's made getting hold of personal data (that others hold about you) a lot cheaper.

Prior to GDPR, most organisations were entitled to charge a fee to provide you with a copy of any data they held on you. The maximum fee in most cases was £10 but there was an exemption for medical records, for which you could be charged up to £50. Under the GDPR provisions, all organisations are now obliged to provide you with such information entirely free of charge (except where a request is "manifestly unfounded or excessive").

So your GP was simply complying with his legal obligation.

[Vagus]

Yep, I know Chris.
Until someone told me, I thought you had to pay for things like that which is why I thought it worth mentioning here.