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Tell your patients about the proxy application service

Use our promotional information to invite your patients to apply for proxy access through the NHS App.

Promotional material updates

All the materials on this page will be updated as we develop the service, in line with feedback from patients and GP practices.

We'll send an update to all participating practices when we create new versions.


Copy for website and newsletters

You can use this copy as a guide and change it to suit your website or newsletter.

Do you want to help someone with their health services, or choose someone to help you?  

If you're both patients at our surgery, you can apply to help someone manage their health services or choose someone to help manage yours. 

Health services are things like booking appointments, ordering repeat prescriptions and viewing medical records. You choose the services you want to get or give access to.  

Find out how to apply to manage health services for others (NHS website).

This service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe.

Our service now let's parents and guardians apply for access to a child's health services through the NHS App. You can use this copy to tell your patients about this.

Do you want to manage your child's health services through the NHS App?

Health services are things like ordering repeat prescriptions and booking GP appointments.

Find out how to apply to manage health services for others (NHS website).

This service is designed and run by the NHS, so your personal information is safe.


Suggested social media posts

We've made 3 suggestions for social media posts. You can use these suggestions as a guide.

You can order someone's repeat prescriptions for them through the NHS App, if you're both patients at our surgery. Find out more at www.nhs.uk/apply-for-proxy

You can manage your child's health services through the NHS App. Find out more at www.nhs.uk/apply-for-proxy

If you need help booking GP appointments or ordering repeat prescriptions, you can give someone access to do this for you. You both need to be patients at our surgery to apply. Find out more at www.nhs.uk/apply-for-proxy


Give feedback

If you have any questions or comments on these materials or the service, email: [email protected].

This email address is for GP practice and healthcare workers only. We're unable to reply to queries from members of the public or patients.

Last edited: 11 December 2024 9:29 am