TY - JOUR T1 - Patients' knowledge and expectations of confidentiality in primary health care: a quantitative study. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 901 LP - 902 VL - 50 IS - 460 AU - Bolton Research Group Y1 - 2000/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/50/460/901.abstract N2 - Patients and health professionals differ in their understanding of the meaning of confidentiality. We investigated this by sending a postal questionnaire to 1000 patients asking their opinions on who does and who should have access to their medical records. Analysis of 756 replies showed that patients have clear opinions as to who should have access to their records, with a substantial minority wishing to restrict it. ER -