Access to Health Records Act 1990
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1 “Health record” and related expressions.
(1) In this Act “health record” means a record which— (a) consists of information relating to the physical or mental health of an individual who can be identified from that information, or from that and other information in the possession of the holder of the record; and (b) has been made by or on behalf of a health professional in connection with the care of that individual; . . .. (2) In this Act “holder”, in relation to a health record, means— (a) in the case of a record made by a health professional performing primary medical services under a general medical services contract made with NHS England or a Local Health Board, the person or body who entered into the contract with NHS England the ... Board (or, in a case where more than one person so entered into the contract, any such person); (aa) in the case of a record made by a health professional performing such services in accordance with arrangements under section 92 or 107 of the National Health Service Act 2006, or section 50 or 64 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, with NHS England or a Local Health Board, the person or body which made the arrangements with NHS England the ... Board (or, in a case where more than one person so made the arrangements, any such person); (b) in the case of a record made by a health professional for purposes connected with the provision of health services by a health service body (and not falling within paragraph (aa) above) , the health service body by which or on whose behalf the record is held; (c) in any other case, the health professional by whom or on whose behalf the record is held. (3) In this Act “patient”, in relation to a health record, means the individual in connection with whose care the record has been made.
1 “Health record” and related expressions.
(1) In this Act “health record” means a record which— (a) consists of information relating to the physical or mental health of an individual who can be identified from that information, or from that and other information in the possession of the holder of the record; and (b) has been made by or on behalf of a health professional in connection with the care of that individual; . . .. (2) In this Act “holder”, in relation to a health record, means— (a) in the case of a record made by a health professional performing primary medical services under a general medical services contract made with NHS England or a Local Health Board, the person or body who entered into the contract with NHS England the ... Board (or, in a case where more than one person so entered into the contract, any such person); (aa) in the case of a record made by a health professional performing such services in accordance with arrangements under section 92 or 107 of the National Health Service Act 2006, or section 50 or 64 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, with NHS England or a Local Health Board, the person or body which made the arrangements with NHS England the ... Board (or, in a case where more than one person so made the arrangements, any such person); (b) in the case of a record made by a health professional for purposes connected with the provision of health services by a health service body (and not falling within paragraph (aa) above) , the health service body by which or on whose behalf the record is held; (c) in any other case, the health professional by whom or on whose behalf the record is held. (3) In this Act “patient”, in relation to a health record, means the individual in connection with whose care the record has been made.
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