Freedom or Release of information
Requests for a copy of X-ray's, Scans & MRI's etc
All requests for copies of medical images should be directed to the Medical Imaging Department, to the attention of the Manager of Clerical Support Services.
These requests are managed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
The release of medical images to parents/patients/third party etc requires that party to complete a Medical Imaging Freedom of Information Form and provide photo identification before the images can be released. A copy of this form can be found by clicking on the link below.
Freedom of Information form for Patients FOI_Form (Word 50 KB)
If you are a Medical Staff member or an outside Doctor completing a research project, then please complete the Freedom of Information form below.
Freedom on Information form for Research purposes FOI_Form-Research (Word 50 KB)
A cost may be associated with the supply of images, dependent upon the patient status.
Images are available in soft and hard copy format from a digital or digitised source but there is an increased labour cost for hard copy format images.