On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:26:43 +0100, [log in to unmask] (Adrian
Midgley) wrote:
>I see in a print journal today that one of the less successful
>resolutions of complaints has involved the removal of a pateint's
>record from the computer of their former GP.
>
>This needed a visit from an engineer to "remove it bit by bit".
>
>Interesting.
>
>1. Do we feel we either have to do that when it is demanded, or ought
>to do it when asked, or indeed when th epatient has gone away and
>promised not to come back or to make us refer to our notes any more?
>
I've wondered in the past whether keeping the computer records of old
pts might breach the data protection act, but I've been told the law
allows you to keep computer records for as long as they might
reasonably be needed. This includes keeping them for as long as the pt
might sue for negligence, which is up to 21 years (I think) for
maternity cases.
David
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Dr David Evans
Cardiff
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