Under the Joint Inspections for Children's Services and Inspection ofSocial Work Services (Scotland) Act 2006, inspectors can now ask forchildren's medical records as part of joint inspections.
Even where there are no issues of child protection, representatives fromthe police, social workers and education officials can access recordswithout patient consent.
Dr David Love, joint chairman of the Scottish GPs committee, part of theBritish Medical Association, feared patient trust would be damaged.
Police could act on information given confidentially on children'ssexual health, for example.
"We are completely supportive of GPs sharing with other parties wherethere are child safety concerns," said Love. "But these inspectors areretrospectively having a look at children's records just to assesscommunication between different agencies."
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