Patients using the federal government's after hours GP helpline can now have a summary of the advice they received sent to them by SMS or email, and have an event summary sent to their regular general practice and uploaded to their My Health Record.

The helpline is managed by the publicly funded Healthdirect Australia to provide consumers with access to a GP during the after hours period. It was originally set to be axed in 2015 before the government backed down and allowed it to continue operating outside metropolitan areas.