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Richard Griffith1, Cassam Tengnah
1Health Law, School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
Abstract:
From time to time patients will ask to see or request a copy of the records made about them and the treatment they received from district nurses and other health professionals. While district nurses can informally allow a patient to see the content of the records they use, a request to view or have a copy of the wider health record requires a formal request for access under the Data Protection Act 1998. This article considers the requirements for requesting and granting access to a patient to view and obtain a copy of their health record.
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