From 1st July 2025, any third-party request made by solicitors or medical law services must complete this form rather than the one below. If a submission is made on the incorrect form or is incomplete, the request will not be taken forward. This has been implemented due to the high volume of requests the Trust is receiving and to reduce the need for continuous correspondence. This will ensure all relevant information we require to facilitate a request is provided in the first instance.
Access to Personal Information
The Freedom of Information Act does not change the right of patients to protection of their confidentiality in accordance with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the General Data Protection Regulations 2016, Data Protection Act 2018 and common law.
Maintaining the legal right to patient confidentiality continues to be an important commitment on our part. To help with this, WMAS has a Caldicott Guardian who is also our Medical Director, who is responsible for ensuring patient confidentiality throughout the Trust, in accordance with legal rights.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and Data Protection Act 2018 you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you. For more information, see our Subject Access Requests Guidance.
If you work for the Police, please see our guidance document for requesting personal information in relation to an investigation.
If you are from a solicitors, see our guidance document for requesting access to personal information on behalf of your client.
If you require advice and guidance on any of these please use the form below or call our Medical Records team on 01384 989491.