PATIENTS registered at GP surgeries in Scarborough and parts of Ryedale are continuing to benefit from access to services online.

NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) says more than 10 per cent of patients in the local area are now registered with GP Online services.

Through GP Online, patients can book appointments with their GP or request a repeat prescription over the internet, using a computer or smartphone app, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Users of the service can also read their own GP record and check the results of tests before speaking to their GP if they want to.

A spokesperson for NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG said: “The patients who are accessing GP Online say they value the convenience of making an appointment at any time day or night, or requesting a repeat prescription without having to visit the surgery.

“By freeing up the phone lines, they also make it easier for patients who are not online to get through to their surgery.”

Patients can register for GP Online services by visiting their GP surgery, or find out more by logging on to the NHS Choices website at www.nhs.uk/GPonlineservices