Scottish medical records

[raggyroo]

hi everyone

I don't know really where to ask this question so I'm hopeing its ok to post here.

I was wanting to know how long medical records are kept for after death in Scotland as I would like to try and get my dads but its been 16 years since his death. also where would I go to try and get them if its possiable

thank you raggyroo

[oldfashionedgirl]

Hi Raggyroo

I looked up the medical records for a death of a relative who died age 20 in the Royal Edinburgh in 1936.

With the knowledge known today I realised it was sepsis but pre antibiotics was untreatable.

I contacted Lothian Health board and they called them up for me, I then viewed them at Appleton tower in Edinburgh University.

I seem to remember it was a 75 year closure but that may be different since you are so closely related.

Good luck

[raggyroo]

thank you for your reply and I will try and contact them would I contact Edinburgh where most records are held or would I contact Aberdeen in which is where he died.

[RJ_Paton]

thank you for your reply and I will try and contact them would I contact Edinburgh where most records are held or would I contact Aberdeen in which is where he died.

If it is Aberdeen you are interested in you will need to contact the NHS Grampian Archives
see https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/nhs-grampian-archives-72.php

[RJ_Paton]

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[raggyroo]

thank you so much for the links I will check them out