Can be held
Wherever you visit an NHS service in England a record is created for you. This means medical information about you can be held in various places, including your GP practice, any hospital where you've had treatment, your dentist practice, and so on.
Your health records - The NHS in England - NHS Choices
Please explain to me the use of "can" in "can be held..."
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It's possible that such information is held in those places. They don't say "is held in various places" because they don't know it's true for every citizen.
- It's possible that such information is held in those places.
- They don't say "is held in various places" because they don't know it's true for every citizen.
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It's possible that such information is held in those places. They don't say "is held in various places" because they don't know it's true for every citizen.
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What you say is true. Your medical records can be held. If you use those services, you give them permission to keep a record of you
'Can' is the modal verb for giving permission:
- Can I sit here, please?
- Yes, of course you can, please do.
In a similar way, you give permission for your medical records to be used. Usually you sign a form that, in effect, says
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