GDPR

As of 25th May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces Data Protection Directive and is designed to harmonise Data Privacy Laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens about their Data Privacy.

Privacy Notices

In order to support your care, NHS healthcare professionals maintain records about you. We take great care to ensure your information is kept securely and used appropriately. Our staff are fully trained to understand their legal and professional obligations to protect your information.

Practice Privacy Notice for Patients

Easy Read Privacy Policy

Children’s Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice Care Quality Commission

Privacy Notice for staff

Privacy Notice Emergencies

Privacy Notice for Direct Care inc referral

Privacy Notice NHS Digital

Privacy Notice Public Health

Privacy Notice Risk Stratification

Privacy Notice Safeguarding

Privacy Notice for Staff Vaccination Information

What information do we hold about you?

• Your age, contact details and next of kin
• Details of your appointments, clinic visits, etc.
• Records about your health, illness treatment and care
• Results of investigations, like laboratory tests, x-rays, etc.
• Information from other health professionals

When is your information shared?

We will only pass on identifiable information about you with health professionals who are treating you to support the direct provision of your care. They will ask your permission to see your information when they see you. We will not disclose your identifiable information to anyone else without your permission unless in exceptional circumstances (i.e. life or death situations), or where the law requires it.

You have the choice to share or not to share

You can ask for all or some of your information not to be shared outside of the practice. If you decide not to share at all this will not affect your entitlement to care. However, it may result in the delivery of your care being less efficient as clinicians will not see your full medical history. If you have any concerns about how your information is shared or held, please contact the Patient Services Manager.

Access to your health information

You have a right under the Data Protection Act 2018 to access or view information the practice holds about you, and to have it amended or removed should it be inaccurate. We will:

• Describe the information we hold about you
• Tell you why we are holding that information
• Tell you who it might be shared with
• At your request, provide a copy of the information in an intelligible form

If you would like to make a Subject Access Request, please download and complete the Subject Access Request Form and return to the surgery. Please note it may be necessary to provide evidence of identity (i.e. Driving Licence).

For more information on how your information is shared, please follow this link

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The Privacy Notice outlined above goes hand in hand with our practice fair processing policy.

Download the Subject Access Request Form

Download the Manage Your Choice Form