Hi all,
I’m trying to track down some medical test results from around 2009–2010. The tests were done at a Brighton clinic (not my GP) which later merged with another service.
When I requested my records recently, the trust sent me some results but a couple I clearly remember weren’t included. I accessed the service three times between 2009-10, and only one result exists from 2009. I’ve been told it’s possible that older results might still be stored in the hospital pathology/microbiology lab systems (LIMS, ICE, Telepath), even if the clinic’s own records no longer have them. I was also advised that the tests might have not been entered into the new system when they merged and archived then destroyed - which is fine but not sure why there is one result from this time if that was the case?
Has anyone here managed to recover older results directly from a hospital lab archive via a Subject Access Request and got tips on wording a SAR so they search all relevant systems, not just the merged clinic’s records?
I understand there’s no guarantee, but I’d like to make sure I’m asking the right way before I send the request.
Thanks!