Written question WQ96336
- Asked by
- Gareth DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 3 days
Question
What Welsh Government guidance is provided to GP practices regarding charging patients for accessing their medical records?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The General Data Protection Regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018 were made by the UK government and apply to the four nations of the UK. GP practices cannot charge patients for reasonable access to their medical record. Guidance for GPs has been issued by the BMA to help practices in understanding their statutory obligations. bma-access-to-health-records-nov-19.pdf