How Chronicle Health Compares
Four ways to get and keep your own health record, side by side: the NHS App, other apps, doing it yourself, and us.
There is more than one way to engage with your health record. This is a look at the trade-offs.
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| Criterion | Use NHS App only | App or software-based service | Chronicle Health Our service | DIY (full history) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensiveness | ✗ limited, partial history * | ~ only what you upload | ✓ full record + much more ** | ~ high if you persevere |
| Difficulty | ✓ low | ~ medium | ✓ low | ✗ very high |
| AI-usage suitability | ✗ no clean export | ~ often locked to the platform | ✓ clean, portable text + originals | ~ with a lot of work |
| Control | ~ | low | ✓ high | ✓ yours |
| Cost | ✓ free | ✗ usually recurring | ~ £199 one-off, after delivery † | ✓ free except your time ‡ |
Notes
- * The NHS App typically shows limited information, often only from a recent date. The specifics vary from place to place.
- ** See the What You Get page for everything included in the record we deliver.
- † Chronicle Health is a single fixed fee of £199. It is one-off, not a subscription, and you pay only after your organised record has been delivered.
- ‡ Requires fairly advanced data processing skills. If you give it a try, please let us know how you get on.
