I wanted to bump this up again, as i found the thread through google. I am specifically interested in mental health. My Gp told me they had not got my medical record due to a complication with my date of birth, 18 months after registering. I have an ongoing mental health condition,and i now realise my GP was working completely blind, with no history of my medication or periods in hospital/ If I had known this I may have approached him differently,and not assumed a background knowledge. I have now heard that GPs are not allowed access to mental health records, and can only get them if the patient applies for the and gives them to them by hand. Is this true, and is this one of the reasons for unwell people on the street. ( daily ail rant at the end,but you you get my point about self identification of mental health