BMA Updated Guidance on Access to Medical Records to include SARs requests

Access to Medical Records to include SARs requests (BMA Guidance Update October 2018)

This guidance sets out a range of circumstances in which health professionals may receive, and respond to, requests for access to health records.  It reflects the common enquiries received by the BMA.  The guidance is divided into the following areas:-

• Defining a health record
• Advice on record-keeping
• Subject access requests
• Requests for access made on behalf of others
• Requests from the police
• Requests from insurers
• Deceased patients
• Records retention

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Updated on Wednesday 23 October 2019

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