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Please could you tell me the price of sending patient copied medical records, (Administration costs plus cost of each individual copied record) ? Thank you

Dear Susan,

The cost is £10 or £50 depending on what kind of record it is (computerised or manual record).

You can access the whole list of private fees at http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/practice/NonNHSCharges/D/

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Many thanks

Emilie

 

Hi Emilie

Is there anything in law preventing a practice from passing the original medical records to solicitors & insurance companies for copying? In-house copying of the records is a very time-consuming exercise which places added pressure on the practice staff and we are keen to explore possible alternatives. Any thoughts?

Many thanks

Frazer

Hi Frazer,

Thanks for your message. I would advise you to contact your medico-legal provider to get some expert advice on this. 

Although patients do give their consent, there is still a confidentiality issue here. 

Sorry I can't be of more help here. 

Many thanks

Emilie