Does anyone know what happens to a persons medical records after they die and how long they are kept for?

I do a lot of geneology work and it would assist me with my own family if I knew of certain conditions they had with my immediate relatives.
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Great question. By Federal law all medical records must be retained for 20 years. These medical records must be preserved in immaculant condition.

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I'd like to know this in the UK. I have heard they go into storage, and then get destroyed, but I don't know for how long. Also, in the UK, with our obsession with the Data Protection Act, would next of kin be allowed access?

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