Section 275 is to be read alongside a number of provisions in the Act that give medical practitioners certain powers to visit and to obtain/examine health and other records relating to P for certain purposes. If P has capacity regarding the granting of access to such records, this section provides that the medical practitioner must obtain P’s consent prior to exercising that power.
Commentary on Sections Part 14 – Miscellaneous Section 275 - Visiting etc powers of medical practitioners in connection with the Tribunal