§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she now intends to make regulations under section 8(3) of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 in order to provide a complaints procedure for patients who 31W have been denied access to their health records under the Act, in line with the commitment given by the Under-Secretary of State for Health on 4 July 1990.
§ Mr. SackvilleComplaints about non-compliance with the Access to Health Records Act in relation to hospital records can already be made, using the hospital complaints procedure. We are considering the need for regulations under the Access to Health Records Act and will make an announcement in due course.