Medical Information Released Without Consent In Kings
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Staff are only able to access your record when they have an official need to, they can't look at your record for no reason. They can only see the information they need to use in order for them to do their job properly and help you manage your health.
Health and care organisations make every effort to keep your records accurate. However, occasionally information may need to be amended about you or your care. If you think that the health or care information in your records is factually inaccurate, you have a legal right to ask for your records to be amended.
If you're currently registered with a GP, you will need to send a request in writing to the practice manager at your GP surgery. Your GP record should include copies of hospital letters.
Health and care records are confidential so a person can only access someone else's records if they are authorised to do so. To access someone else's health records, a person must: be acting on their behalf with their consent, or. have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf (i.e. power of attorney), or.
If you are in the UK and have been affected by your medical records being accessed inappropriately, call us to discuss your potential to claim. If you have valid grounds, one of our experienced data breach claim solicitors could help you seek compensation.
You must get the patient's consent, which should usually be in writing, to make a recording that will be used in widely accessible public media, whether or not you consider the patient will be identifiable from the recording, other than for the recordings listed in paragraph 10.
To obtain a copy of your hospital records you will need to apply in writing to the hospital's records manager at the hospital where you received your treatment. Links to the various NHS hospital trusts: NHS England: NHS Choices website.
You can contact your GP surgery and request access to your detailed coded record. You can see test results carried out by your GP surgery if you have access to your detailed coded record. If you have access to your personal health record in your NHS App, you may be able to see hospital test results.
This guidance is relevant to you if you are seeking access to the records of someone who has died, for example, a family member. You can contact the health and care organisation that cared for the person to request this. That organisation will carefully consider the request before reaching a decision.
