How we use your information (GDPR)
Important information for patients
How we use your medical records (GDPR):
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This practice handles medical records in-line with laws on data protection and confidentiality.
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We share medical records with those who are involved in providing you with care and treatment.
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In some circumstances we will also share medical records for medical research, for example to find out more about why people get ill.
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We share information when the law requires us to do so, for example, to prevent infectious diseases from spreading or to check the care being provided to you is safe.
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You have the right to be given a copy of your medical record.
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You have the right to object to your medical records being shared with those who provide you with care.
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You have the right to object to your information being used for medical research and to plan health services.
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You have the right to have any mistakes corrected and to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Please see the practice privacy notice on the website or speak to a member of staff for more information about your rights.
Covid-19 Supplemental Notice June 2020 - We are supporting vital coronavirus planning and research by sharing your data with NHS Digital. Click here for a transparency notice which supplements our main practice privacy notice.
National Data Opt Out
Patients personal confidential data is extracted and shared with NHS Digital in order to support vital health and care planning and research. Further information can be found here.
Patients may opt out of having their information shared for Planning or Research by applying a National Data Opt Out and/or a Type 1 Opt Out:
Type 1 Opt Out means NHS Digital will not collect data from your GP practice. Your opt out must be registered before 23rd June 2021. If a type 1 opt out is registered after this date, no extraction will occur from the date, but NHS Digital will still hold data extracted before the opt out date.
To do the Type 1 Opt Out, complete the attached form and return it to our reception team.
National Data Opt Out means that NHS Digital will not share any confidential patient data it holds but will collect data from your GP medical record to use for its own service planning and research purposes.
To do the National Data Opt Out register your preference at https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/ This was previously known as the Type 2 Opt Out.
See our Privacy Notice here for more information on how we share data.
Register your Type 1 Opt-out preference
The data held in your GP medical records is shared with other healthcare professionals for the purposes of your individual care. It is also shared with other organisations to support health and care planning and research.
If you do not want your personally identifiable patient data to be shared outside of your GP practice for purposes except your own care, you can register an opt-out with your GP practice. This is known as a Type 1 Opt-out.
Type 1 Opt-outs may be discontinued in the future. If this happens then they may be turned into a National Data Opt-out. Your GP practice will tell you if this is going to happen and if you need to do anything. More information about the National Data Opt out is here: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/
You can use this form to:
- register a Type 1 Opt-out, for yourself or for a dependent (if you are the parent or
legal guardian of the patient) (to Opt-out) - withdraw an existing Type 1 Opt-out, for yourself or a dependent (if you are the parent or legal guardian of the patient) if you have changed your preference (Opt-in)
This decision will not affect individual care and you can change your choice at any time, using this form. This form, once completed, should be sent to your GP practice by email or post.