MyCare.scot available on app store
Next step in programme to deliver UK’s most comprehensive health and care app.
The MyCare.scot app can now be downloaded onto smartphones, giving people across Scotland direct access to their health information on their phone.
The first version of the free app will allow people to view their medications and allergies, check their vaccination history and use the national service finder to find local health and wellbeing services.
It follows the successful roll-out of a web-based service that began in NHS Lanarkshire in December 2025 and began roll-out nationally in April. The app will continue to develop through to 2030, to enable users to check appointments, provide information about themselves and receive digital letters through MyCare.scot. When fully delivered, it will provide the most comprehensive health and care app in the UK, integrating health and social care services into one space.
The long-term delivery of MyCare.scot will also support the Government’s ambitions to deliver a new NHS national booking system within this Parliamentary term.
Speaking on a visit to meet staff and patients using MyCare.scot in Lanarkshire, Health Secretary Angela Constance said:
“The availability of MyCare.scot on the app store is an important milestone in this government’s programme to give people a single, secure digital access point to their personal health information.
“I am clear that our NHS in Scotland will never be for sale. That is why the app has been developed within the public sector, protecting the privacy of patient medical records and ensuring best value for the taxpayer.
“Over time, MyCare.scot will make it easier to manage appointments, reduce the need for patients to retell their story, order prescriptions, and gain access to the information they need to help them stay well and supported. It will also be integrated with Scotland’s social care and social work system.”
Karen Reid, Chief Executive of Public Services Delivery Scotland said:
“MyCare.scot is about beginning to make it simpler for people in Scotland to access their own health and social care information, in a way that is secure and easy to use. The new mobile app is an important step forward, helping people find what they need quickly, to inform their care.
"Public Services Delivery Scotland is leading this work to bring information together in one place and create a more joined-up, consistent experience. We will continue to improve MyCare.scot based on what people tell us they need.”
COSLA Health and Social Care spokesperson Councillor Paul Kelly said:
“The launch of the MyCare.scot mobile app is a significant step forward in our shared ambition with the Scottish Government to improve outcomes across health, social work and social care. Crucially, this is just the beginning.
"Work is already ongoing to expand MyCare.scot into social work and social care, advancing our vision of truly integrated, person-centred services. This will give people across Scotland greater choice and control over their care, helping to build a more sustainable system fit for the digital age.”
Background
The mobile app is the next step for MyCare.scot following the web service which has been available nationally since April for people 18 and over, using a secure ScotAccount to sign in. Protecting personal information is central to how MyCare.scot has been designed. The service uses the same safeguards that apply across health and social care services in Scotland, and everyone must securely verify their identity through the Scottish Government’s ScotAccount system before accessing their details.
Using MyCare.scot, people can currently view:
- their Community Health Index (CHI) number
- personal details held by NHS Scotland, such as home address
- medication and allergy information
- Covid and flu vaccination records from 2021 onwards
- local health and wellbeing services
MyCare.scot is part of the national Digital Front Door programme, delivered by Public Services Delivery Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government and COSLA.
MyCare.scot is available to people aged 18 and over in Scotland.
To access, visit mycare.scot on your phone, tablet or computer
- Select ‘Start now’ and sign in using ScotAccount
- If you do not have a ScotAccount, you can create one as part of the process
- Verify your identity using photo ID (or security questions if needed)
- Once set up, you can use MyCare.scot on the web or download the app from the App Store or Google Play
Support is available at mycare.scot/public/support or by calling 0800 030 8014, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.