AIBU to think that if I ask my GP for a medical record

[MummySparkle]

Then, under GDPR, they have to give it to me??

I recently attended minor injuries and I need a record of this as evidence of my medical condition. Just the simple 'sparkle attended MIU on xxx date. Had xxx issue, we did xxx to sort it out' that minor injuries send over to the GP.

Called the GP today, they can't give it to me as they didn't write it (despite the fact I have a full copy of my medical records from birth up to a month before the incident - typical!). I was advised to call minor injuries. So I called them and apparently they can't do anything about it, so I now need to go to trust headquarters...

Surely it can't be this hard to get hold of? And if they have the info about me I thought, by gdpr law, that they had to give it to me if requested?

Yes they do, but it probably goes through their Information Management department, so it won't be instant.... They probably have to do a full check on it as well to ensure they're sending out the correct stuff. Pretty sure you have to apply in writing too, so check the Trust's website.

Don't you just need to do the request with whichever your NHS Trust is & they supply the whole thing?

I expect the person who actually signed your discharge from minor injuries is employed by a different health care organization than the GP therefore that organization has a procedure to follow to request notes which is out of the control of GP. Contact the organization responsible for minor injuries and ask for their process for obtaining records.

You apply to medical records at the trust you were seen at and they will send you a copy

They're in the same building! How annoying...

I'll see if there's an email address for the trust, I only need the last 3 months of stuff

you need to request your details under the HIPAAct, in writing, i think there is also a small charge.

Could you not get the letter from the MIU you attended?

I have done this more than once with various DC's at both MIU and A&E

My GP has a form you can fill in to request them. They have to give it to you but not sure what the law is rega how easy they have to make it. You could always complain that they've made it unnecessarily difficult

they don't have to give you anything that contains information about anyone else, so genetic information that could be used to determine paternity, etc. also there is quite a long time frame, and a charge, I believe.

well, not so much paternity exactly, but information that could lead you to deduce things about the genetics of your siblings or parents.

I wish I'd thought to ask for a letter from the MIU at the time.

I got a copy of my entire medical records by writing to the GP back in May for £50. It was relTively straightforward. But I know everything has changed due to gdpr and I have a feeling that I read somewhere that they weren't allowed to charge anymore, but I might be wrong. I'm happy to pay for it anyway!

I have emailed the practice manager at the GP, but obviously they wo t get back to me until next week. I'll see where that gets me.

Yeah they cant charge ypu any more but you donhave to go through official channels like a pp has suggested, and it can take up to 3 weeks. Just ring the hospital switch and they’ll put you through to the right place.

(Despite gp being in the building they wont be part of the Trust unfortunately, just in the same building) but typical NHS no dept speaks to any pther with great ease. And i say that as an NHS employee