In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Access to Health Records Act, patients may request to see their medical records. Such requests should be made through the practice manager and may be subject to an administration charge. No information will be released without the patient consent unless we are legally obliged to do so.
Access to medical records patient leaflet (PDF, 118KB)
Important Information
We have been having requests for amendments of records by patients who access to their records.
A clinical record should be an accurate reflection of a consultation. There is no reason it should be amended just because someone does not like the contents or has had a change of circumstances.
The access to clinical records should not create a flood gate of requests for record amendments as this is creating excessive work for our staff and GP’s.
Furthermore, retrospective amendments can cause a misleading story of events which might not be in the best interest of further care.
Amendments must only be made to inaccurate record entries.
Thank you for your co-operation.