Table 1 The Six Main Functions of the Summary Care Record
Summary | SCR | Provides health personnel with a quick summary of critical information about the patient, such as any medications, diagnosed illnesses and illnesses registered by the patient |
About the patient | Population register/national GP register | Provides personal information, such as the patient’s address, material status, family members and GP |
Pharmaceutical summary | Prescription provider | Provides prescribed pharmaceutical information collected from pharmacies and valid e-prescriptions; includes prescribed consumer goods |
Critical information | Attending physician | Provides information about serious allergies, special disorders and other important information in a structured form |
Patient history from the specialist health care | Norwegian patient registrar | Provides the time and place of hospitalisations and visits to specialists |
The patient’s own registration | Patient | Provides information on relatives and other contacts, special communication needs and diseases |