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The shared health summary is a crucial part of the My Health Record system. This page presents an overview of who can create shared health summaries, when they should be created, and how to create them. What is a shared health summary? The shared health summary represents the patient's health status at a point in time. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' (RACGP's) Digital Business Kit and My Health Record position statement provides additional guidance on digital health records including shared health summaries. Shared health summaries can be created at any consultation, and may include information about a patient's medical history, including: Medical conditions Medicines Allergies and adverse reactions Immunisations The most recently uploaded shared health summary in a patient's My Health Record is likely to be the first document accessed by any other healthcare professional viewing a patient's My Health Record