Data
Protection Act (DPA) & Human Rights Act
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Data Protection Act (DPA) & Human Rights Act Various Articles: Charges
for Access to Health Records under the Data Protection Act 1998 Sept 2001
The
Government announced today that the charges levied by the NHS for providing
individuals with access to their health records would continue at current
levels for the time being. This means that the maximum fee that can be levied
is £10 for records held on computer and £50 for paper records or other media - RTF Charges for
Access to Health Records under the Data Protection Act 1998 Sept 2001
The Government announced
today that the charges levied by the NHS for providing individuals with
access to their health records would continue at current levels for the time
being. This means that the maximum fee that can be levied is £10 for records
held on computer and £50 for paper records or other media - RTF Devon LMCs Version of the BMA
Guidance on Data Protection Act 1998 & Access to Medical Records Copy of the document sent
out with the Purple Pages HTML
(19 June 2000) Revised BMA -
The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on Medical Decision Making - Link
(19 October) The
Human Rights Act 1998 HSC 025
Link The
Human Rights Act 1998 Link Issue 7
Purples Pages Newsletter October 2000 - PDF
Attached Paper Patients authority for release of general
practitioner records to solicitor or medical expert for the purposes of
litigation - PDF
Attached Paper Sample Letter for Devon Solicitors PDF
Attached Paper Sample Letter for Non-Devon Solicitors PDF DPA
Protecting & Using Patient Information A Manual for Caldicott Guardians
Link
RCGP Guidelines on
Confidentiality - Link
Data Protection Act 1998
- Link
Access to Health Records
Act 1990 - Link
Requests for release of
information about deceased patients -
Link
BMA guidance on access to
health records - Link
MRC Guidelines on data
protection and research - Link
Data Protection Act 1998:
an updated code of practice for GP's
(Guidance from the GPC) - Link
Confidentiality:
Protecting and Providing Information
- Link
Patient Confidentiality
and Caldicott Guardians - Link Data Protection; Information for Patients - Link |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2002
By John Baker Email: jb@devonlmc.org