Can i ask to keep my x-ray after i've had it done at A&E? UK(London)?!


Question: Can i ask to keep my x-ray after i've had it done at A&E!? UK(London)!?
if it is possible, can i go back and ask for it after i've left!. Reason is i might want to go see a specialist and most probably they will ask for the x-ray!.
Btw- (Its for a hyper-extended elobow)Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Try asking!. Not sure about how it works in the NHS these days, but in the private sector your X-rays are yours; they belong to you and you are quite within your rights to request and keep them!. If you are seeing a specialist within the same trust the films should be made available for your appointment anyway!. If you are going elsewhere (NHS or private) make sure that whoever you are referred to knows the previous films are available so that they can request them before your visit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can ask for a copy of your X ray but the there will be a charge!. Many hospitals now use digital images so they may not have the facilities to provide a traditional X ray!.
I work in a hospital and if we transfer a patient to another hospital the X rays are put on a CD!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have been given mine as I had kidney problems and told to take them with me if I go on holiday!. They arrived by post!.
( hope they are mine as I cant make head or tail of them)Www@Answer-Health@Com

No!. Your x-ray will be on your medical records!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Ask them, you never know!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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