Health and Care Act 2022

Access to Health Records Act 1990

44 In section 1 of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 (“Health record” and related expressions) as it has effect under the law of England and Wales, in subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) before “or a Local Health Board” insert “, an integrated care board”;

(ii) for “the Board” substitute “or the integrated care board or Local Health Board”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aza) in the case of a record made by a health professional performing such services under a contract made with NHS England or an integrated care board under section 100 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (general dental services contracts), the person or body who entered into the contract with NHS England or the integrated care board (or, in a case where more than one person so entered into the contract, any such person);”;

(c) in paragraph (aa)—

(i) for “92 or 107” substitute “83, 92, 99A or 107”;

(ii) before “or a Local Health Board” insert “, an integrated care board”;

(iii) for “the Board” substitute “or the integrated care board or Local Health Board”.