On Sunday 12 Sep 2004 22:33, Fay Wilson wrote:
> A patient asked me how she can prevent a doctor at her previous
> practice from seeing the records they still have about her on their
> practice computer.
A year or so ago, Trefor opined that we had a duty not to keep computer
records of patients who had left.
I have failed to do anything about this, because it is so useful having
previous records when patients return to us. Students who return as
temporary residents, or our floating population of disadvantaged folk,
often with complex psychiatric histories. It is very useful to have
access to what we wrote about them before. Such patients receive better
care because we have not deleted their computer records, I believe.
I also hold that I have a moral right to keep records I have made myself
about my consultations.
Neither of these may cut any ice legally (I shall not shoot Trefor for
the unwelcome news he brings) but it goes to show that it's a mad
world, my masters.
--
Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK
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