It is a legal requirement that the confidentiality of patients’ records is maintained at the highest level by all staff.
The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Access to Health records act 1990 gives patients the right to apply for access to their health records.
A health record contains information supplied by the patient, parent and by others involved in an individual’s healthcare. Our practice records are computerised, older records may be handwritten.
An application for access to health records held by our practice must be made in writing. We must have sufficient information to enable us to identify the patient and locate their records.
As a practice, we use IGDPR to ensure we comply with GDPR data privacy requirements.