Accessing other Personal Information

The Data Protection Act 2018 gives you the right to see information we hold about you.

Any request for information can be sent directly to the Information Governance officers at NHS Tayside to the following e-mail address:

tay.informationgovernance@nhs.scot

Alternatively you can send your request by post to the following address:

Information Governance (SAR)
Maryfield House (South)
30 Mains Loan
Dundee
DD4 7BT

You can make your own application to see your information or you can authorise someone else to make the application on your behalf.

A parent or guardian, a patient representative, or a person appointed by a Court can also apply.

You can apply to see the information of a person who has died if you have a claim arising from that person’s death. The holder of the record must be satisfied that the applicant has the legal right of access to the record.

The maximum period is one month from the date the request is received. If you have to supply further details, the period starts when these have been received.

There is no charge for this service. 

You can apply for access to records that have been made about you. You can ask for any information about yourself that you think is inaccurate or incomplete to be corrected or removed. Any abbreviations or jargon in the record can be explained to you.

There are valid reasons for refusing you access to your own health records.

Here are some recognised reasons:

• If information in the record could cause you harm
• If the record contains sensitive legal information, e.g. a pre adoption report, or a report to the Children’s Panel
• If your record contains information about another person, e.g. a letter about a family member