GDPR and doctors

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If a doctor puts something you consider wrong in your medical notes how do you stand re changing it by GDPR? Is it an opinion that you cannot change?


If you send them a letter saying "i consider this is wrong" are they obliged to send it to anywhere they sent the original?

coylemj

Are you talking about a professional (medical) opinion or a statement of fact?

If we’re talking about a medical opinion, you’re going to have to get a second opinion from another doctor.

dingledosser

It has nothing to do with GDPR.

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coylemj wrote: »

Are you talking about a professional (medical) opinion or a statement of fact?

If we’re talking about a medical opinion, you’re going to have to get a second opinion from another doctor.

professional (medical)opinion i suppose, in a letter from consultant to gp. but the gp seems to accept it as fact

Padre_Pio

Do you understand what GDPR is?

Mjolnir

Thats not how gdpr works.
Its an expert medical opinion from a consultant, while it may be wrong (factually, or just as far as you're concerned) a gp will take it as the consultant will generally be rather knowledgeable in their field.
You can't have an expert opinion redacted, omitted or altered to suit yourself or your opinion.
You'll have to consultant another consultant.

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Mjolnir wrote: »

Thats not how gdpr works.
Its an expert medical opinion from a consultant, while it may be wrong (factually, or just as far as you're concerned) a gp will take it as the consultant will generally be rather knowledgeable in their field.
You can't have an expert opinion redacted, omitted or altered to suit yourself or your opinion.
You'll have to consultant another consultant.

i see that now.

Its an expert medical opinion from a consultant, while it may be wrong (factually, or just as far as you're concerned) a gp will take it as the consultant will generally be rather knowledgeable in their field.

they can be wrong. I have now read it cannotbe changed even if another doctor says it is not so now since it was their opinion at the time

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If a complaint is made to the Medical Council can the doctors' solicitor access the patients records without their consent

Mjolnir

Marc Green Turquoise wrote: »

If a complaint is made to the Medical Council can the doctors' solicitor access the patients records without their consent

It would depend on the situation, if it was in order to vindicate the physician the solicitor can of course request access if you were to refuse they could seek a court order. The medical council generally only act when the drs ability/eligibility to practice is brought into question under no circumstances can they have the drs opinion or decision altered or have them apologise.

https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/public-information/making-a-complaint-/grounds-for-complaints/grounds-for-complaints.html

Those are the seven grounds for complaints to the medical council, as well as examples of complaints they can act upon.

Best advice is seek legal advice from a solicitor specialising or well versed in medical law.

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Mjolnir wrote: »

It would depend on the situation, if it was in order to vindicate the physician the solicitor can of course request access if you were to refuse they could seek a court order. The medical council generally only act when the drs ability/eligibility to practice is brought into question under no circumstances can they have the drs opinion or decision altered or have them apologise.

https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/public-information/making-a-complaint-/grounds-for-complaints/grounds-for-complaints.html

Those are the seven grounds for complaints to the medical council, as well as examples of complaints they can act upon.

Best advice is seek legal advice from a solicitor specialising or well versed in medical law.

I know that, there is more to it than the records. It is not my file. I will be speaking to a solicitor

sportzstar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058133677/gdpr-and-doctors

No but I don't know why you'd want to? Under GDPR you can request copies of your data and have a mistake changed. You'd have to prove this is a mistake.

hierro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/115355682#Comment_115355682

Now we could talk about GDPR?

*Unless other qualifying criteria exists.... 😉