Many people would benefit from having immediate access to their full GP medical record wherever they may be, on a simple credit card-sized smartcard, especially if you travel frequently, both home and broad, or if you stay away from home, perhaps with relatives, on a regular basis.

Patients with more complex health needs or long-term health conditions, or those who attend hospital frequently, would also benefit from a facility such as this.

Obtaining a copy of your medical record can be expensive (see Private Services and Fees), difficult to carry around, and become out of date very quickly.

The practice is one of the first outside London to team up with an organisation called Health eCard, which supplies this innovative and unique system as a major benefit to this group of patients, or those with a wish to have their records available. The record is totally secure, and yet can be accessed from any PC.