Medical Records

[kirkjones]

I have been discussing my past with a psychiatric nurse, they have sent a repport back to my doctor and have put certain things on it that i dont want on my medical record. Is it possible to have these removed?

[bednobs]

no

[Doc Spock]

I might have an issue with that. We are talking about opinions here I suspect, not facts like operations carried out.
I don't know but would reasonably consider that a medical record is not like a police record, it should belong to you and you should be entitled to have it destroyed.If this is a problem have an hour with a Solicitor. Too many big brother situations these days.

[kirkjones]

Thanx Doc, they were things that i had done rather than things that had happened to me i.e operations, illness. I dont want all the repport deleted just some of it. But thankou anyway. Also thanx bednobs, short and to the point! But how do you know i cant?

[devil99]

if you want to access your medical records you must apply to your hospital in writing, don't think you can have any of it deleted though, everything in your records is very confidential & cannot be accessed by your family.

[kirkjones]

Thanx Devil99

[bednobs]

i dont thin k you get to chose what is on and not on your medical record ... confidentiaity applies, but not to the detriment of sharing information amongst medical staff. Eg where i work, if a psychologist sees someone, they will write to the gp at the end of the sessions with a summary (which could include opinions and facts)
It was poor form on the part of the cpn not to inform you they were sharing this info, or you could have made it clear there wre bits you didnt want sharing.
i think its especially fraught with difficulties when regards to psychiatric assessments, which may include either things the patient is unaware of or things to keep them safe (ie if you had attempted suicide, it would be reasonable to share that with the gp)