Please contact Health Information Services, Royal North Shore Hospital:
Postal address: Level 2, Building 29, Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW 2065
Phone: (02) 9462 9777
Email: NSLHD-RNSHIS-MEDICOLEGAL@health.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/AboutUs/Pages/How-do-I-access-my-health-care-records.aspx
These records are held by Royal North Shore Hospital (1885 - current).
The Medical Records from the Royal North Shore Hospital used a new system from 1963. Previously, separate Obstetric Medical Records were kept. From 1963, the centralised unit record was used for information about obstetric and general admissions. It is difficult to determine the exact number of obstetric records in this series, or which records relate to adoptions carried out from the Hospital. According to Connecting Kin (1998), all obstetric medical records are retained indefinitely.
Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the adoptee and the birth parents. Requests for information relating to adoption cases are handled in accordance with the Adoption Act 2000. Requests must be made in writing, and the applicant must include certain information with their application before it can be processed. Details of what information is required can be obtained from the Medical Records Manager at the Hospital. Other requests for information will be treated in accordance with principles of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPAA). Information will only be released to the person to whom it relates.