A 63-year-old woman requests to see her full medical records, including hospital letters. What is the most appropriate response?...

Question

A 63-year-old woman requests to see her full medical records, including hospital letters. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate access to her records in line with data protection law

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Refuse access because the notes belong to the GP practice

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Allow only a brief summary and not full records

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Delete any entries that may upset her before she sees them

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Tell her she must instruct a solicitor to obtain them

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Patient access to medical records