Confidentiality of illustrative clinical records

Abstract

This article is an unabridged version of a report generated by The Audiovisual Advisory Commitee of The North East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA). The report was compiled by Cedric C. Gilson of The Royal Free Hospital for the Hampstead Health Authority and Peter Green of The Basildon Hospital for the Basildon and Thurrock Health Authority, under the Chairmanship of Peter Cull of St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. The report was submitted to the Regional Scientific Committee via Dr Denis Hill, Regional Scientific Officer, in September 1983, and at the time of submission to this journal was awaiting consideration. The kind permission of Dr R. N. Gruneberg, Chairman of The Regional Scientific Committee to reproduce the report in these circumstances is acknowledged. Although the statements in this report are held by the authors to be true, they do not represent the views or opinions of The North East Thames Regional Health Authority nor those of the authors’ respective Health Authorities. No responsibility can be taken for the actions or decisions of any other person or Authority which are based on the substance of this report in its present form.