So far as I am aware only Sec. 3 Para 1(f) is still in force of the Access
to Medical Records Act, the rest being superceded by the DPA/FOIA.
I seem to remember that there was some talk of "recommending" that NHS (and
possibly other health org's) worked towards 21 days where possible in order
that processes and systems were consistent across DPA and FOIA obligations
(lowest common denominator). Would have been better if the intelligencia
defining the acts had made everything consistent. From my minimal
involvement in drafting changes to legislation I suspect that it was a
couple of guys sticking their fingers in the wind and generating a random
number of 21 without even considering the ramifications of other acts.
However, I digress....
Simon.
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Deadline for responding to subject access
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There is some reference to 21 days in Section 3 of the Access To Medical
Records Act 1990 - maybe it refers to that...?
Antoinette Carter
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of GRAHAM Susan
Sent: 25 September 2007 17:37
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Subject: [data-protection] Deadline for responding to subject access
requests
Does anyone know the source of the Royal College of Radiologists'
guidance that, although we have 40 calendar days to respond to a subject
access request, the Secretary of State has issued guidance indicating
health care organisations should aim to meet requests in 21 days? They
say this in their publication, "Retention and storage of images and
radiological patient data", section 6.4
(http://www.rcr.ac.uk/docs/radiology/worddocs/RetentionandStorageofImage
s.doc).
Best wishes,
Susan Graham
University Records Manager
Policy & Planning
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
Tel: 0131 6514 100
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