X rays

Stigger
Stigger Member Posts: 72
edited 10. Oct 2013, 17:31 in Living with Arthritis archive
Does anyone know how to get hold of your X rays? I would like a copy and was refused when I asked if the most recent one could be emailed to me (it was an electronic one).
The technician told me they belonged to the hospital and I couldn't have it but I thought they formed part of the patient records and were available.
Does anyone know how? Thanks.

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  • Toots
    Toots Member Posts: 483
    edited 10. Oct 2013, 16:41
    From the NHS:

    If you want to view your health records, you may not need to make a formal application. Nothing in the law prevents healthcare professionals from informally showing you your own records. You can make an informal request during a consultation, or by phoning the surgery or hospital to arrange a time to see your records.
    If you want to make a formal request to see your health records under the Data Protection Act (1998), apply in writing to the holder(s) of the records. If you want to see your GP records, write to your GP or the surgery manager. If you want to see your hospital records, write to the hospital’s patients services manager or medical records officer.

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    Moderators Note: this link explains this more fully
    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/1309.aspx
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  • chookgate
    chookgate Member Posts: 146
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When my daughter broke her wrist, she had xrays in our local hospital, but because she was going back to uni, they gave her a dvd copy of the xrays to take with her, but it took them an hour or so to produce it, because they had to convert the pictures to jpegs in case the other hospital didn't have the same software (the NHS isn't standard it seems!). So, they can give them to you, but it may be that to email you a copy you can view would be a bit of a faff - they'd have to convert them to something you can open.

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