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Written Question
Medical Records: Data Protection
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Lord Trefgarne (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the rules relating to the release of patients' private medical information to insurance companies by general practitioners.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

General practitioners (GPs) must ensure that patients have provided explicit consent before disclosing information to insurance companies. Additionally, under the provisions of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, patients have the right to view medical reports prepared for insurance companies and, where a patient has exercised this right, a GP cannot disclose the report to the insurance company until the patient has had the opportunity to review it or if the patient withdraws their consent.

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