Patients Records?

Question

Where if possible can I see a list of the Patients that were Held or were Sectioned to the Psychiatric Hospital At Guiseley West Yorkshire Known as High Royds it was maintained by Leeds NH Trust till 2003 when it was sold for redevelopement

I dont want to know there details all i want is to know how many patienst were there

Answer 1

Private Medical Records are closed to public access for 100 years - that is 100 years from the date of last entry in any book or register by the way, so a book that was in use until 1967 for example would not be released until 2067. As a family history researcher I have very quickly discovered that searching even in the early to mid 20th century for things like hospital and school records is a complete minefield. I had to try hard to keep a straight face when the East Kent Archives Centre offered me an appointment for 1st January 2063 to see my grandmother's school records from the 1930s. If I am even still around that far in the future I doubt I'll be of sound enough mind to remember my own name, let alone my grandmas!

Don't even try. It will just give you a headache.

If it is just numbers you are after rather than names, then a request under the freedom of information act might be possible, although the Health Authority are almost certain to try and give you the runaround. You will need to be persistant, and tell them exactly what you need and why. Try a press or public relations officer or the departmental archivist. They should have one. Whether they will help you is another matter entirely.

Answer 2

As a Nurse, I do know somewhat about the HIPPAA law... No HIPAA has not been violated. A violation occurs when the privacy of a patient is broken maliciously or intentionally. Accidentally breaking it, is not considered a violation. But as I see it, it looks like the old dentist's secretary made a mistake... 1. Your DENTIST himself, did not send the files... Dentists hire office people and medical techs to do that kinda stuff for them. 2. Even though your husband stopped being a patient of the Old Dentist... they are not required to discard records... They keep them to see if you might need them someday. Also if there is ever a question about the services and treatment you got when you went there... they can pull old records to refer to. 3. I personally wouldn't take the HIPAA law to this extreme literal sense... Another Dentist would also know to protect the confidential nature of the records... 4. YES, This law is to protect your privacy... But I will give a few examples of the types of things the law is meant to protect against: a. Your Uncle Bob Newhart is gay, and contracted HIV. He is in the hospital. Bob's neighbors heard that he was sick and they are concerned. They call the Nursing station to see if he's alright and ask why Bob is in the hospital. The Nurse tells them that he has HIV and AIDS. Bob's privacy has just been violated. b. You broke your leg last week ice skating. You had to take a short leave of absence from work. Your Boss is upset at the fact that he is short staffed. He calls your Doctor to find out when you will be coming back to work, and if you really need all this time off. The doctor tells your boss that you can go back to work in 6 weeks. Your privacy has just been violated. In both examples... the caller did not have authorization to that information. The new dentist will know that this record was not needed and they will send it back to the old dentist. They will not release info to outside sources. Good Luck, Nurse Angie

Answer 3

Patient records are confidential so they can't be accessed by just anyone. If you work for NHS trust and have a viable reason for requesting this information you might have a chance of seeing this list but if you are just asking for personal reasons then its likely not possible.

Answer 4

Sorry Dear I work in the healthcare field and it against HIPPA reg. that personal info is not to be share with anyone other that the patient and Dr. you cannot get anyone record without there consent

Answer 5

I'd imagine that information is protected, and you wouldn't be able to access that information without the written consent of all the patients on the list.

Answer 6

Nope.
The law is called HIPAA and heck your lucky if you can get your own medical records half the time because of its constraints much less someone elses.