§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate, region by region, the number of patients who were given a mylogram procedure with the use of myodil contrast medium, and who have subsequently requested from their district health authority full details and confirmation that the myodil contrast medium was administered; how many of the total number of those requesting information and confirmation have been provided with the information as requested; and how many requests are outstanding.
§ Mr. DorrellThis information is not held centrally.
§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to advise district health authorities that they should allow no more than three months when dealing with individual requests from patients seeking confirmation that they were subjected to a myodil contrast medium.
§ Mr. DorrellWe have not issued any guidelines as to the timescale within which health authorities should process requests for access to personal medical records. We have, however, encouraged them to deal with such requests as quickly as possible.