I keep thinking about trying to trace the records from when I was taken to hospital when I was 20, which was almost 30 years ago now. I wondered if anyone knows how to do this from a practical point of view, but also if anyone had experience of the effect of this emotionally?
There are practical problems. I don't know the specific hospital or dates, but I think I know which half of London it was and the month and year. The hospital might not have ever known my name (due to my withholding it or to amnesia), and I'm not sure what the circumstances of my leaving were (I've got a feeling that I just took some clothes and left). I was taken there as an emergency in an ambulance. Is there any hope of locating records given all this? Would they let me see them if there's no name so I can't prove it's me? (BTW my normal NHS records were lost before computerisation.)
Same questions about police records. I think a police officer asked me questions in the hospital, and they would have been called at some point so there must be some sort of case file somewhere.
Does anyone know who/where I'd ask about this?
I'm also wondering if I could face it emotionally. I don't think I'm ready yet, but I feel like I need to at least know if there's any chance of finding records. If it's out of the question then I can stop thinking about it. Has anyone else done anything like this?
Hashi
There are practical problems. I don't know the specific hospital or dates, but I think I know which half of London it was and the month and year. The hospital might not have ever known my name (due to my withholding it or to amnesia), and I'm not sure what the circumstances of my leaving were (I've got a feeling that I just took some clothes and left). I was taken there as an emergency in an ambulance. Is there any hope of locating records given all this? Would they let me see them if there's no name so I can't prove it's me? (BTW my normal NHS records were lost before computerisation.)
Same questions about police records. I think a police officer asked me questions in the hospital, and they would have been called at some point so there must be some sort of case file somewhere.
Does anyone know who/where I'd ask about this?
I'm also wondering if I could face it emotionally. I don't think I'm ready yet, but I feel like I need to at least know if there's any chance of finding records. If it's out of the question then I can stop thinking about it. Has anyone else done anything like this?
Hashi
