Records. Rights of access.
From 1 November 1991 clients will have right of access to their health records. Health visitor journal outlines the provisions of the Access to Health Records Act 1990; HVA professional officer Jane Naish examines the implications for health visitor and school nurse practice, and solicitor Melanie Barr describes the legal context.
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D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012573:School Nursing; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom