Viewing the SCR

To access the SCR Viewer:

  1. Go to Vision 3 Front Screen - SCR - SCR Viewer .

  2. The SCR Viewer window with the Select Patient box open displays, add the patient search details eg Surname.
    Note - If the patient has been registered without the mandatory demographic details, you are unable to select and view the patient's SCR record. See Patients without the Mandatory Registration Details
  3. Click Find to search for the patient.
  4. Select the correct patient and click OK.
  5. A progress bar displays.
    • If the patient is not permanently registered at the practice, their ACS consent status will be checked.
    • If the patient has opted out of SCR, no summary will be displayed. You are prompted: "This patient does not have a Summary Care Record (has opted out)". Click OK.
    • Patients without an NHS number are not accessible.
  6. You are prompted "Has the patient given you permission to view their Summary Care Record?" Select one of the following options:

    • Yes (View Record) - If the patient has given permission, click Yes - Continue, the patient's Summary Care Record displays.
    • No (Access Refused) - If the patient has not given permission, click No - Continue. A "No document to show" message displays on the viewer, click OK.

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Emergency Access to SCR

Access for Legal Reasons

Patients without the Mandatory Registration Details