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Mistakes in medical records - to chase or no?

31 replies

RevoltingPeasant · 04/01/2016 12:56

So I discovered this morning that there are mistakes in the records held by my GP surgery. They have a whole long history of childhood immunisations which I know is wrong.

They said they received that info from my previous surgery and just inputted it, so they're not responsible. Fair enough! So they said I could just leave it as a mystery or chase it with central NHS records office.

More of a WWYD I guess. I am not sure I see a benefit in correcting it, as I am quite old late 30s now and does anyone care about childhood imms at my age???

So AIBU to leave it? Or can having mistakes in your medical records cause some problem I haven't thought of?

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Idefix · 04/01/2016 20:47

Should say that this would initiate an investigation in most gp practices that I know of and you should be able to ask the practice manager what outcomes there were and changes to practice.

eurochick · 04/01/2016 20:50

I think I'd go down the route of the note to include that your recollection accords with the paper records.

If there is a possibility that you or your mum gave someone vax dates at some point, it seems ott to me to go down the formal investigation route.

Werksallhourz · 04/01/2016 22:09

I would suggest this has happened because the person that summarised your medical records made a mistake. Your record was probably confused with someone else's.

I did a summer of summarising medical records back in the day, and the system of input was horrendous. You had to use a data scheme called reed codes, and the whole thing was built on some weird DOS system. It was like something out of the 80s.

You really need to check your medical records because a mistake of a certain type could affect your ability to get insurance life, medical etc or to do certain jobs that require a high level of fitness or security clearance. I do know of someone who was refused life insurance because his medical records stated he had attempted to commit suicide. Turned out he shared the same name as someone else in the GP practice, and his notes had been pulled and the entry made on his record by mistake.

Mattydenice060816 · 08/10/2018 19:01

Recived my medical records to relays that my medical records are rong 2003 _2004 it says I had a problem with drugs Confused not true

Then 2011 -2012 says I had drugs and alcohol problems Confused

So asked to speak to someone that deals with the medical records for me and the the very nice woman to go through it all . We found out today that there has been a mistake mine and my sister's doctor has put there medical report in mine

So I asked what will happen she said all they could do was say error this is rong beside it .

I'm not happy with this as I'm a foster parent I can't have that on my medical records Shock this makes me feel so sick as I have a big court case on the 30th October for perminance

Can't believe they have done this and can't fix it

shelly2204 · 30/03/2019 07:27

I found out yesterday that in 2002 apparently I had some sort of depression and in 2012 I attempted suicide, am in total shock I have never in my life been to see a GP about such things!!!! what can I do???

shelly2204 · 30/03/2019 07:28

I found out yesterday that in 2002 apparently I had some sort of depression and in 2012 I attempted suicide, am in total shock I have never in my life been to see a GP about such things!!!! what can I do???

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