NHS App
Features of the NHS App
The NHS App enables people to:
- check their symptoms using the health A-Z on the NHS website
- find out what to do when they need help urgently using NHS 111 online
- manage appointments at their GP practice
- order their repeat prescriptions
- securely view their GP medical record
- register as an organ donor
- choose whether the NHS uses their data for research and planning
The NHS App is now available to the public on Google Play and Apple App stores.
Patient Access
Using Patient Access
Using Patient Access you can:
- View your medical record
- Order Repeat prescriptions
all via the internet from home, work or on the move, and in your own time, day or night.
Download the app for your smartphones and tablets on Google Play and Apple App stores.
You can find out more about Emis Access and how to register for this service by calling into the surgery with two forms of identification (one item from each of the following lists):
- Personal ID: Current passport, photocard driving licence, birth certificate etc.
AND
- Address ID: Utility bill, bank statement or council tax etc (with your name, address and dated within the last 6 months).
You will then be given your confidential login information.
All information that is sent to the Surgery via EMIS Access is secure. Your personal details are encrypted and protected using the highest standard internet security, so it cannot be intercepted. Only you and the surgery are able to see this information.
If you already have a Patient Access Website account, please click on the button below to login and access the service.
Kingswood Health Centre Patient Online/Proxy Access
Evidence shows that patients who are better informed and involved with their own care have better health outcomes and are less likely to be admitted to hospital.
Patient Online/Proxy Access is now available to:
• Renew Prescriptions online
• View your GP record online
To apply for Online/Proxy access we will require:
• An up-to-date e-mail address
• The completion of our standard Online Access form (this is available from reception or upon request)
• Suitable identification (see below)
To apply for Online
Proxy Access for Carers or Parents/Guardians for children under the age of 11
yrs we will require:
• A Proxy Online Access form to be completed (this is available from reception
or upon request)
• Suitable identification (see below)
Please note, for children between 11ys and 16yrs Proxy Access is subject to
capacity or with the child’s written permission
ID required to set up Online/Proxy Access
• For
access to a child’s record under 11 – birth certificate of
child & photographic ID of parent/guardian.
• For access to your own record – two forms of
identification, one of which must be photographic
• For access to someone you care for – photographic
ID for you and person you care for
For access to the records of someone
lacking capacity/unable to consent:
• Your own photographic ID
• A copy of the registered power of attorney (Health and Welfare) for the
person lacking capacity.
• A copy of the Court Appointed Deputy documents
Symptom Checker
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