Does the patient have to consent for a report to be written?
Answer Yes. The Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, provides that a person cannot ask a patient’s medical practitioner for a medical report on him/her for insurance or employment reasons without the patient’s knowledge and consent. Patients have the option of declining to give consent for a report about them to be written.
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