Accessing Your Medical Records

You have a right of access to your medical records. The Data protection Act, 1998, allows you to find out what information about you is held on computer and in manual records. If you want to see your records, you can discuss this with the health care professionals caring for you or you can write in to the practice. Assistance is given if required. A member of staff will stay with you at all times to ensure confidentiality of other patients’ records.

If copies or a computer printout are required, a charge may be made for this to cover costs incurred. In some circumstances, your right to see some details of your records may be limited in your own or other’s interest. Access to medical records for people outside the health care team (or who are not involved in the patient's clinical care) is only given with the patient's express written permission.