That's not quite right. In the UK, a patient can put in a subject access request (SAR) for their own medical records and the hospital has one calendar month to respond.
Family / relatives cannot put in a SAR unless they are the parent of a child under the age of 12 or they have been awarded LPA / EPA for an adult who lacks capacity.
In Lucy's case, she is not looking for a relative's medical record - she wants data about the surgeon. A SAR cannot be used in that situation so Lucy's family member would have to submit a Freedom of Information request. The BAUS no longer publishes data for individual urologists
Edited by member 09 Jun 2023 at 16:29
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