BMJ: Patients’ access to medical records around the world (8) Patient safety rights charter

15 August, 2024

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240093249

Another piece in the patient access to records puzzle, Venus.

Patient Safety Right number 8 is the right of patients to access and share medical records.

A few of us who were involved with the drawing up of this WHO Patient Safety Charter would have liked "patients' responsibilities" to have been included in the charter as well as "patients' rights".

HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com