Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100033
Medical Records
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of making patient records owned by the patient.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedHealth records are not owned by patients, as the providers of care who create and maintain the records are the data controllers, although all patients have the right to access their records under the Data Protection Act 2018. Patients also have the legal ...
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