What Happens When Patients Turn 16 Years Old?

All patients under 16 years of age have a SCR by default.

Note - At the moment, all patients under 16 have a SCR on the NHS Spine. A parent/guardian can request a SCR not to be shared or stored but the final decision lies with the GP.

When the patient is 15 years and 9 months, they are sent a letter detailing the concept of the SCR and informing them of the dissent options (which is similar to that sent to patients before the Initial Upload process). They have 16 weeks to think about this. If the patient does nothing, consent is assumed and a copy of the SCR remains on the NHS Spine. After the patient turns 16 the SCR process and consensual rights are identical to that of other patients.