Our patients have access to their medical records.

Practitioners report on their experience in providing access to records to their inner city, multiethnic patients in Birmingham,. At each visit, patients are given their files to keep until their, and new patients are told they may read them at any visit. It rarely necessary to withhold information from patients permanently; bad, for example, is withheld only until it can be discussed with a. Other instances of nondisclosure occur by patient or physician or when a patient is severely disturbed. A study of 100 randomly patients showed appreciable satisfaction with record access. from medical colleagues have been varied. (KIE abstract)