Lisa Chambers
Ceist:571. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person should have to wait to receive a medical file or record from a hospital after requesting same. [37788/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 18 September 2018
Ceisteanna (571, 572)
Lisa Chambers
Ceist:572. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the information a hospital is permitted to redact from a person's medical file or record when producing a copy of same following a patient request either through freedom of information, FOI, or the general data protection regulation, GDPR. [37789/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together.
As the Deputy's questions relate to medical records held by hospitals, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.