If you have the NHS App, you will be one of nearly 30,000 Royal Primary Care patients who are registered users – and one of 40 million users nationwide! But how much did you know that you can do in the app?
Here’s a lowdown of how you can make the most of the NHS App – your health, at the tip of your fingers.
Never miss a message
Through the NHS App, you can view all the latest messages from your GP surgery, your hospital or other healthcare provider – including appointment confirmations or changes, referrals and more.
By turning on notifications for your NHS App, you’ll get messages and reminders as soon as they’re sent.
Find out how to manage notifications in your NHS App.
Request your repeat prescription quicker than you can say it!
Need to order your repeat prescription? Using the NHS App is faster than calling your GP or ringing the Medicine Order Line.
To request a repeat prescription in the app:
- Go to the homepage or Services.
- Select Request repeat prescriptions.
To view and manage your repeat prescriptions:
- Go to the homepage or to Your health.
- Select View and manage prescriptions.
Find out more about requesting repeat prescriptions in the NHS App.
Manage your GP appointments with ease
Need to check or cancel your upcoming GP appointment? No need to spend your lunch break calling us.
- Go to the homepage or Your health.
- Select Upcoming and past appointments.
- Select GP surgery appointments.
From here, you can add your appointments to your mobile phone calendar for helpful reminders – or you can cancel it if you are unable or no longer need to attend.
Don’t wait for the post – get your test results faster
You can view your test results in the NHS App as soon as they are sent. These include results such as blood tests, urine tests and tissue biopsies.
To view your test results in the app:
- Select GP health record.
- Read through the important notice about your GP health record and select continue.
- Select Test results.
Find out more about accessing test results in the NHS App.
Your health – all in one place
Remembering everything about your health history can be very overwhelming. In the NHS App, you can view all sorts of important information about your health, including:
- Health conditions
- GP and hospital letters
- Allergies and adverse reactions
- Immunisation history (such as childhood, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations)
Find out how to view your health records in the NHS App.
Looking after your loved ones
As a parent, family member or carer, you may be able to add someone to your NHS App so you can manage their health services with ease. This is sometimes called having a linked profile or having proxy access.
It needs to be set up by your GP surgery where you and the other person are both registered – if you are a Royal Primary Care patient, then get in touch with us so we can help.
Once set up, you can manage services for your loved one, using the NHS App or by logging in through the NHS website.
Find out more about linking your loved one’s profile in the NHS App.
Haven’t got the NHS App already? Download on Apple Store or Google Play!
