User guidance
Read detailed user guidance on how to complete certain tasks within NCRS.
How to use NCRS
The NCRS interface is user-friendly and meets modern accessibility standards. It has been designed in collaboration with users.
Find out:
- how to find a patient
- how to navigate a patient record
- information about the Reasonable Adjustment Flag
- about Child Protection – Information Sharing (CP-IS) alerts
- about Female Genital Mutilation – Information Sharing
- how to view a patient's Summary Care Record
- how to view National Record Locator documents
- how to view a patient's Chargeable Status
- how to view a patient's coronavirus vaccination information
- how to create a Birth Notification
Practice using NCRS
You can explore NCRS by searching for test patients using these NHS numbers:
- 999 040 2132
- 999 025 2955
- 999 024 0272
Sign up to our user research panel
We conduct research with a variety of users to make improvements to NCRS. If you would like to take part, sign up to our user research panel (opens in new tab).
Last edited: 23 September 2025 4:11 pm