can any one who works in a hospital in the uk look at my medical records?

Answer 1

If you are taken onto a ward,your notes then follow you there.They will either be kept in the office or the nurses bay.Unfortunately people can get to see your notes whilst you are on that ward but the members of staff are sworn to the data protection of each patient.Whilst working in this enviroment i found it slightly worrying as some patients do have sensitive data,going back right through their lives.Some data that you wouldnt want anybody seeing,its all in the trust of each member of staff that has chosen to do this kind of work,and even though it is morally wrong to speak or repeat of this data i often wondered if some have.

Answer 2

All medical records are protected by privacy act law.But
for your medical care the hospital personnel such as doctor,nurse or medical file clerk can access to these records others are health insurance staff they know the diagnosis,treatment record before they pay Beside that no other person work in this hospital can access to your record..You as a patient has the right to obtain your medical record after sign some legal form,unless your doctor decide that the informations after you know will harm you.such as if you know the diagnosis you will harm other person or suicide and should not release to you.

Answer 3

No, there are rules of confidentiality covering this.
Only the staff who require to look at your records as part of your treatment or care should be doing so. They are not allowed to tell anyone else not involved with your care what is contained in the records.
Staff are bound by a code of conduct and yes you will get the odd unscrupulous ones but people who access files without permission to do so are breaking confidentiality and data protection laws and face getting sacked.

Answer 4

I used to the work in the NHS. There is the National Strategic Tracing Service, which can be used but is mainly for tracking missing postcodes and GP details. There are very strict data protection guidlines, so tracking lost relatives or friends is a very definite no no!

When I worked in the NHS the tracing service was used purely to find patient details so that monthly batched electronic records could be correctly loaded onto the main patient data processing systems. It is only used on a strictly need to know basis, and log ins and passwords are updated very regularly to prevent unauthorised use.

Answer 5

Technically, yes - my mother was a nurse at the medical practice where I was a patient. She did have access to my records but - fortunately for me - she made me aware of it when she started work and told me that if, for any reason, my medical records were required, she would be asking someone else to deal with them to protect my privacy. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to trust the people who can access their records.

That said - if it came to light that someone who worked for the NHS had read your records for reasons that had nothing to do with your health, and then disclosed any of it to anyone else, you would have a major case for infringement of privacy. Patient confidentiality is a big issue these days.

Answer 6

Some of the staff have access yes but they can not repeat anything from it not even to you because of data protection. You have to apply for it if you want to see it yourself!

Answer 7

only some medical staff that have the access to reports, if they are not allowed to they can be sacked on the spot, dpa is really serious.all the best