What legislation governs access to health records?
Answer Data Protection Act 1998 governs access to the health records of living people. It became effective from 1st March 2000, and superseded the Data Protection Act 1984 and the Access to Health Records Act 1990, though the Access to Health Records Act 1990 still governs access to the health records of deceased people. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives every living person the right to apply for access to their health records.
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