Our core purpose is to work with people and lead communities in improving their mental and physical health and wellbeing for a better life; through delivering excellent and responsive prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and care.
Strictly confidential once completed.
The Trust appreciates this is likely to be a distressing time for you and we wish to make the application process to see the health record as stress free as possible. With this in mind, please complete the relevant sections of this online form to assist us in completing your request as timely as we are able.
Requests for access to health records of patients who are deceased are dealt with through the Access to Health Records Act 1990 (AHRA).There are certain individuals who have rights of access to the health records of a deceased person. These are:
A personal representative is the executor or administrator of the deceased person’s estate.An example of where we are able to confirm that the applicant is a personal representative of the patient is when the applicant is, or has been, the Executor of the Will and they have sent us copies of documents as evidence of this relationship.
If the application is in respect of a claim arising from their death, access cannot be given to information which is obviously not relevant to the claim The law requires us to ask you for information to determine your right to access the health record.If you are applying to see a deceased relative’s record we will need to see one of the following:
If you do not have any of these, we need proof of your entitlement to access the record, such as the deceased’s
The Trust follows a health records retention schedule whereby records are no longer held for patients who passed away more than eight years ago. We are required to check that any disclosure is subject to the recorded wishes of the deceased person. We would consult with our health professionals to ensure there is nothing in the record which could harm a third person (such as information about the health of another person) if the record is to be released. If the health record, or part of the health record is being withheld, we will advise you why, but we would not be able to give you specific details. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us – please see details at the end of this form.
We require you to send us proof of identity by attaching or enclosing a copy of a utility bill showing your current home address and a copy of one of the following photographic IDs: a medical card or Drivers Licence or Birth Certificate, or Passport.
Please note that under the Access to Health Records Act 1990, there is no obligation for us to provide records prior to 1991 unless our relevant Health Professional feels this will help in understanding any records created after this date.
If the records which you are requesting relate to a period before 1991, we will have to give consideration to the reasons why you are making this request - please therefore clearly specify why you require these records.
Please now enter as much information as you can below. This will help us to deal with your request as quickly as possible. The boxes will expand as you type into them.
Please provide as much information as possible, but we realise it may be difficult to do so. It would be helpful if you could tell us the type of record you are wanting to access. Some examples are: Medical/Consultant's file. in-patient nursing, day service, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, community team, child and adolescent, learning disabilities. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 the Trust will respond to all applications within a month. This service will be provided free of charge unless the request is deemed excessive or repetitive, in which case an administration fee may be charged.
Please note that any attempt to mislead Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in order to obtain patient records may result in prosecution.
If you have any queries or need help with completing your application please do not hesitate to contact us either by telephone or by email:
Direct dial:01332 623760 Switchboard:01332 623700 ext. 33760
Once completed you can either email your form attaching any relevant documents or post to us.
E-mail: dhcft.accesstoahealthrecord@nhs.net
Postal address:
Access to a Health Record IM&T and Records Kingsway House East Kingsway site Derby DE22 3LZ
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