§ Mr. Andy KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision exists for NHS patients to dispute factual inaccuracies in their health records. [120745]
§ Ms StuartUnder the Data Protection Act 1998 patients have a right to know what is in their health records. If a patient believes that information recorded about them is inaccurate they have a legal right under the Act to request that the inaccurate information is amended or deleted.