Legally no, your patient record can be viewed and shared without your permission. The legal basis is outlined above. When the Great North Care Record was introduced, we had a ‘permission to view’ policy. That meant that every time an A&E doctor or mental health practitioner accessed your GP record, they had to ask permission. As the region has moved on and adopted the sharing of medical information – we have moved away from this model. This model becomes increasingly difficult to sustain as we extend record sharing to more services. We have talked about why we changed our policy in this blog.