Medical Records in UK Law

  • Medical Records In Compensation Claims
    • Mondaq UK
  • Freedom Of Information - Disclosure Of Medical Records
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
  • Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 24 November
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team.  This week, the alert covers news from the UK, Germany, the US and Austra...
    ... ... and Australia, including: UK Pharmacist fined for spying on the medical records of family and friends Health Board ordered to improve privacy ... ...
  • Fraudulent insurance claims and private prosecutions
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    The insurer AXA in the UK successfully brought a private prosecution for a fraudulent claim. The insured alleged that he had damaged his back in the course of his employment and claimed £100 000 ag...
    ... ... Medical records showed that the back injury pre-existed the date of the alleged ... ...
  • Patient Confidentiality
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... conclusions which were apparently at variance with those of other medical experts. The NHS Trust considered that in order to properly investigate he complaint they would require access to the complete medical records of W. W refused to give her consent. The NHS Trust refused to ... ...
  • The Key To Disclosure: Safeguarding Patient Confidentiality
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... An unnamed Health Authority applied for disclosure of medical records by the respondent GP (Dr X) and his partners in an NHS General ... ...
  • Delayed Disclosure Of Medical Report Results In Pre-Action Disclosure Order
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... A medical report was obtained in March 2017, albeit the expert did not review the Claimant's medical records. Our request for sight of the medical records was refused ... The Claimant attended an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon in September 2017 ... ...
  • The Importance Of Proper Pre-Action Disclosure In Medical Cases
    • Mondaq UK
    ...As a clinical negligence solicitor, I am sadly familiar with the problems of getting the medical records disclosed in time and indeed even complete. Although the Data Protection Act works on the basis that medical records are disclosed within 40 days, it ... ...
  • The Importance Of Keeping Detailed And Accurate Records
    • Mondaq UK
    ...In the matter of Bajraktari v Barts Health NHS Trust (2016) the Court provided further emphasis on the veracity of medical records in a clinical negligence case. Mr Justice Patterson handed down the Judgment on 18th March 2016 where the Court had to determine the ... ...
  • Counter Fraud Focus: Gathering Your Evidence
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... First signs: inconsistent medical evidence ... In many cases the first indication that all is not what it ... to do is to request a complete copy of the claimant's medical records to establish what they reveal. Medical experts are not looking as closely ... ...
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