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Facts of Health records

Under the data protection act 1998 you have the right to see or obtain a copy of your health records in manual or computer form. However, access can be refused under particular special circumstances, for example:

• when the healthcare professional believes that the information would cause you serious physical or mental harm,
• or access would make known information, which relates to a third person without their permission.

An application for access to health records, or to any part of a health record, may be made to the holder of the record by the following:

• you,
• a person authorised in writing by you on your behalf,
• a parent or guardian of a child under 16 if this is in the child's best interests and not contrary to a competent child's wishes,
• any person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of those incapable of managing their own affairs,
• or the personal representative of someone who has died, unless the deceased left instructions denying access to that person.

• HaemophiliaHaemorrhoidsHair lossHand, foot and mouth diseaseHangoverHay feverHead injuryHead liceHeadacheHealth and safety at workHealth recordsHearing and vision tests for childrenHearing impairmentHearing testsHeart attackHeart blockHeart failureHeart lung transplantHeartburnHeatstrokeHepatitisHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHernia, hiatusHernia, inguinalHiccupHip replacementHIV and AIDSHome testsHomeopathyHormone replacement therapyHospitals, admissionHospitals, childrenHospitals, dischargeHughes syndromeHuntington's diseaseHydrocephalusHydronephrosisHyperglycaemiaHyperlipidaemia and lipid-lowering medicinesHypoglycaemiaHypothermiaHysterectomy

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