BMJ - PKI and signinng slight confusion

[Adrian Midgley]

From: mark.brewis@edl.uk.eds.com


>I tried to find an answer to this several years ago (at an SfS.)  We
>came to
>the conclusion that the NHS trust/GP owned paper records, in so far
as
>they owned the paper they were noted on, but that the IP
>in the information was anyone's guess.
>Certain epidemiological data is owned by the Secretary
>of State, but this tends to be anonymous extracted data.


Hang about.

GP != Trust

Every page of GP notes says on it
"This is the property of the secretary of state for health"  or
latterly, the health authority.
That may just be an assertion, but I think it woul be hard to shake.

Trusts tend not to release their notes to other trusts even when the
patient moves, whereas GPs are required to surrender the notes...

I feel that I own what I have written, but have no right of
exclusivity, and I feel happiest if I =keep a copy of th notes i have
made since I do not trust others to look after them.