title: Access to records by persons other than the patient.
abstract: This article explores what rights persons, other than the patient, have to access health records which come under Data Protection Act and other statutory provisions. These other persons could include the relatives of a patient, the parents of a child or those concerned with the estate of a deceased person. In addition, there are other rights of disclosure recognized by the common law and these will be considered in a later article.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003643:Death; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom