GP discharge summary template
The letter to the patient's usual GP after an admission.
- Admission
- Date and reason.
- Hospital course
- The admission in a paragraph.
- Discharge details
- Date and destination.
- Follow-up
- Review requested in the GP's rooms, with the agreed actions in the attached summary.
Worked examples
GP discharge summary · respiratory admission Stewart, Lorraine · 72F · Synthetic patient
Admission Admitted 14 July 2026 with community-acquired pneumonia. Hospital course 4-day admission. IV benzylpenicillin and doxycycline, stepped down to PO amoxicillin on day 3. Afebrile from day 2. O2 weaned on day 2. Discharge details Discharged home 18 July 2026, independent, to complete 7 days of antibiotics in total. Follow-up Please review within 1 week. Repeat CXR at 6 weeks to confirm radiological resolution.
GP discharge summary · orthopaedic admission Mason, Beryl · 88F · Synthetic patient
Admission Admitted 2 August 2026 after a fall at home with a fractured neck of femur. Hospital course Hemiarthroplasty on the day after admission. Delirium on days 2 and 3, settled with non-pharmacological measures. Physiotherapy daily. Discharged to inpatient rehabilitation on day 6. Discharge details Discharged 8 August 2026 to the rehabilitation unit, mobilising 20 metres with a frame. Follow-up Please review 2 weeks after she returns home. Enoxaparin for 35 days from surgery. Secondary fracture prevention: vitamin D started; zoledronic acid planned once vitamin D replete. Falls risk assessment in rehab. Orthopaedic review at 6 weeks.
