The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report AH-2026-001 under authority of the Personal Health Information Act. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/phia-access-reports/
| Report: | Report AH-2026-001 |
| Report Date: | August 10, 2026 |
| Public Body: | Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services |
| Summary: | The Complainant made a correction request to Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. NLHS refused to grant the request for correction, and the Complainant filed a complaint with this Office. The Complainant and Custodian agreed that a correction was not required but disagreed on the necessity and contents of an annotation. The original annotation was broad and included matters beyond the clinical record. Through informal resolution the annotation was narrowed to 388-words, focused on the information in the specific clinical record. The Commissioner recommended that the Custodian amend its information practice in this case and annotate the Complainant’s record with the narrowed annotation provided by the Complainant. |
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