Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60189
Medical Records: Disclosure of Information
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Question
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat — Eastbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that next of kin can swiftly access medical records of deceased relatives from (a) Yorkshire Ambulance Services NHS Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Access to Health Records Act 1990 sets out the rights that individuals may have to access the health records of someone who is deceased, and applies to records made on or after 1 November 1991. While the UK General Data Protection Regulation does not ...
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