How to request a copy of your health record
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 you are entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you.
Your health records
Your health records contain information about your healthcare. They are made by doctors, nurses or other health professionals and can include:
- details about you, for example your date of birth, address, next of kin, gender, language, ethnicity, and any disabilities you have
- handwritten clinical notes
- letters to and from other health professionals
- laboratory reports
- imaging, like copies of x-rays and scans
- printouts from monitoring equipment
- photographs
You also have rights to request rectification or erasure of your personal data in some cases, or to object to the use of your personal data.
To find out more about your rights and how to exercise them, please check our privacy notice.
How to request a copy of your health records
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 you are entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you, free of charge.
If you are applying for copy records under the Access to Health Records Act 1990, there is also no charge. For advice on how to do this please contact:
Access to Health Records Office
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
You can also call us on 0300 422 5799 or email us.
Please note that the Trust has up to 1 calendar month to process your application.
The Access to Health Records Office at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust completes applications for both Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital. Only one application is required per patient. For both copy medical records and imaging/radiology/x-rays etc.
If you do not receive an acknowledgement letter or email following submission of your request, please contact us on 0300 422 5747.
Subject access request (SAR) forms
Please note that failure to complete all 3 Sections of the IEP with Anyone Form may result in delays with your request.