Access to medical records and personal data

Accessing your health records

You can ask for access to your health records by submitting a Subject Access Request (SAR) on our Subject Access Request (SAR) Portal.

If you are seeking copies of your child’s health records, you will also need to supply proof of your child’s identity and your parental responsibility.

Access to Health Records legislation allows us to share medical records of a deceased person with authorised representative(s) or any person who may have a claim arising out of that person’s death.

If you are requesting personal information about someone who has died, you will need to supply a copy of their death certificate and proof that you are the executor or a beneficiary within their last will and testament.

There is no charge for this service and we aim to complete your request within one calendar month.

Please note: we are obliged to confirm the identity of any person making a request for access to their records.

Which hospitals does this cover?

Requests made through the SAR Portal will include any available health records from the following hospitals:

• Worcestershire Royal Hospital
• Kidderminster Hospital & Treatment Centre
• Alexandra Hospital, Redditch

How to make a request for your medical records

To make a request for your medical records please visit our Subject Access Request (SAR) Portal.

The first time you use the SAR Portal, you will need to create an account.

If you experience any problems when registering or using the SAR Portal, please contact the Access to Records Team via:

• Email: wah-tr.subjectaccessrequests@nhs.net
• Telephone: 01527 503850

For more information on how we use your data, please see our Privacy Notice.