Loss Of Medical Records Of Deceased Persons
EDM number 1220 in 2010-12, proposed by Mike Gapes on 20/12/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Death and Health services.
That this House notes that according to the Minister of Health, NHS organisations have a legal responsibility under the Data Protection Act to retain records safely and for a prescribed period; but that according to the Ministry of Justice, the Data Protection Act does not cover the processing and storage of data relating to deceased persons; that the Barts and London NHS Trust lost medical records of Dr Sugie Davie soon after her death on 22 December 2007 following stem cell treatment and blood transfusions; that the death was described as `baffling and unexpected'; and that despite extensive searches by the Trust since then the records have not come to light; deplores the repeated refusal of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to investigate the complaint of Paul Davie, constituent of the hon. Member for Ilford South; and calls for a review of the relevant legislation to cover the records of deceased persons.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gapes | 20/12/2010 | Ilford South | Labour | Proposed |
| Katy Clark | 20/12/2010 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 21/12/2010 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 21/12/2010 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 10/01/2011 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Paul Flynn | 11/01/2011 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 12/01/2011 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 12/01/2011 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Albert Owen | 12/01/2011 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 12/01/2011 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Jim McGovern | 13/01/2011 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Vaz | 13/01/2011 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
| William McCrea | 17/01/2011 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| John Hemming | 18/01/2011 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rosie Cooper | 20/01/2011 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 02/02/2011 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 08/02/2011 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
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