Confidentiality
Confidentiality is extremely important both for
patients and the surgery staff.
We will do our utmost to maintain the highest possible standards of
confidentiality. Staff are instructed to follow the regulations as
laid down in the Data Protection Act (1998) and the Access to Health
Records Act (1990).
Should you have any queries regarding confidentiality please contact
Vanessa Newman, our practice manager.
Information About You
We ask for information about you to enable staff to provide you with
relevant care and treatment, both within the surgery and the local
NHS area. We keep this information so that it can be referred to
during future consultations/treatment. This information may also be
used for other reasons; other areas of the NHS may require
information upon referral to secondary care, for data collection or
research purposes. Wherever possible or relevant all patient
identifying details are removed.
The NHS Central Register for
England and Wales contains details of all patients registered with a
GP, but this does not include clinical information. Under certain
circumstances we are required by law to provide information, such as
a birth. We may also need to share information about you with other
people who are providing care for you. Anyone receiving this
information is under a legal duty to keep any information known
about you confidential. Further information regarding access to
patient details and your rights are available from the surgery. If
you have further queries regarding data protection and
confidentiality please contact the
Practice Manager.
Freedom Of Information ? Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 obliges the practice to produce
a Publication Scheme. A Publication Scheme is a guide to the
'classes' of information the practice intends to routinely make
available.
This scheme is available from reception. |
