Release Records Without Consent In Kings
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If you're currently registered with a GP, you will need to send a request in writing to the practice manager at your GP surgery. Your GP record should include copies of hospital letters.
You have a legal right to access the personal information held about you by health and care organisations. You can already obtain this information at any time you choose by making a Subject Access Request (SAR), however, it takes up to one calendar month for your GP practice to provide the information.
In general medical records are retained for eight years from data of discharge or end of care but some may be kept longer than that e.g. if there has been a serious incident. For a child the record will be kept until the 25th or 26th birthday depending on age when discharged / last seen.
If you're currently registered with a GP, you will need to send a request in writing to the practice manager at your GP surgery. Your GP record should include copies of hospital letters.
