Patients urged to sign up for GP access scheme

The public are being urged to sign up for a scheme which allows them to see their personal information online.

'Patient Access' was launched last year to streamline the health service. 

Once signed up to the service patients can view, book and cancel routine GP appointments and order repeat prescriptions. 

They can also see some medical history and previous interactions with their doctor including symptoms and diagnoses. 

The programme has been recently updated so users can see their laboratory, blood test and pathology results, after they've been reviewed, so they don't have to wait. 

Currently just 10 per cent of people registered with GPs are signed up to Patient Access - sign up sessions are taking place around the Island throughout February.

You can find a link to the dates and venues of the sessions here.