Petitions & Legal information

https://chng.it/5gQbVX2S

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620932

The Access to Health Records Act 1990 grants rights to certain individuals to see what has been written about a deceased patient in a hospital and other health records. This only applies to written records made on or after 1st November 1991.

Access is available to:

• The patient’s personal representative (this will be the executor of the will or the administrator of the estate)
• Any person who may have a claim arising out of the patient’s death

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-a-deceased-individuals-health-records#:~:text=Details,or%20after%201st%20November%201991.

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/nhs-services-and-treatments/can-i-access-the-medical-records-health-records-of-someone-who-has-died/