Yes, but can she charge that fee for doing so?
And presumably there isn't a "significant administrative overhead" as they have no reason to take and keep a copy of your file/records after she has transferred them.
I know some people here where that clearly would not be the caseA doctor's surgery should maintain all data on a patient in a single folder, or within a software package.
they have no reason to take and keep a copy of your file/records after she has transferred them.
They would have a very good reason to keep the originals - this very litigious society. A new doctor reviews the files and says "I wouldn't have done that...".
Brendan
Brendan's post above gives the impression that we all need to call our lawyers if you go to the doctor now and they didn't diagnose something
Yes I see your point, people will sue for damp toilet paper now in a pub toilet (I kid you not) but I've still not got a definite factual answer to my original query. Is a Dr allowed to charge a patient €300 for their files and is it the norm? I'd have thought they charge enough for their few minutes visit to have this well covered through a lifetime of patients visits.
I've still not got a definite factual answer to my original query. Is a Dr allowed to charge a patient €300 for their files and is it the norm?
No, the introduction of [broken link removed] legislation removed the option to charge a fee for processing such requests with the exception of cases where gathering the requested data involved significant administrative overhead.
See https://medisec.ie/News/Get-In-Gear---Data-Protection (here) for advice given to the medical profession, older guidance (p27) predating GDPR indicated they could charge up to the previously standard max €6.35 processing fee for such data requests.
€300 is a ludicrous amount for someone who was well paid for their service.
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