25 April 2016

Patient health records and confidentiality

Patient health records and confidentiality
House of Commons Library Briefing 07103, 25 April 2016
  • This briefing describes how patients may request access to their records, and the circumstances in which access to the records of others may be allowed. 
  • It also describes statutory and public interest disclosures of patient information; information sharing rules for people who lack mental capacity; and access to information on hereditary conditions for relatives.