Medical Records (Confidentiality)

Sir George Young
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what is his Department's policy in regard to the disclosure of clinical information from patients' records in the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Moyle
Disclosure of clinical information from patients' medical records is a matter for the judgment of the doctor responsible at the time for the patient's treatment, except where disclosure is ordered by a court.