A 28-year-old pregnant woman attends the GP and asks whether her husband can access her medical records without her consent. She does not want him to ...

Question

A 28-year-old pregnant woman attends the GP and asks whether her husband can access her medical records without her consent. She does not want him to know about a previous termination. Which is the single most accurate statement about medical record confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

No one, including her husband, can access her medical records without her explicit consent - medical records are confidential and protected by law

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Her husband has automatic right of access to her records as her next of kin

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Her husband can access records via a Subject Access Request

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Her employer can request her records

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Medical records are available to all family members

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Spousal Access to Medical Records - Confidentiality

A 28-year-old pregnant woman attends the GP and asks whether her husband can access her medical records without her consent. She does not want him to know about a previous termination. Which is the single most accurate statement about medical record confidentiality?