Worth it, Helga, especially with an ongoing condition. My summary letter was two pages: diagnosis, medication with active ingredients, recent test results and the name of my old specialist. My new doctor read those two pages and never asked for anything else. The full records would have been hundreds of pages that nobody reads.
Helga Larsen ⭐ Helpful member
20 Aug 2026, 16:46
My husband has a heart condition that is well controlled, and his records are all in the Danish system. Everything is digital there, and we assumed we could simply share it with his new doctor in Spain. It turns out it isn't that simple: the systems don't talk to each other, and the Spanish doctor would like a summary in Spanish.
We've asked his Danish doctor for a summary in English, and we're looking for someone to translate it. It's all taking longer than we expected, and I'm wondering how much of this is really needed.
Did you bring your medical records when you moved? Was it worth the effort, and what format did your new doctor actually use?