GDPR/Data
Confidentiality
Information about you is treated in complete confidence by doctors and staff, some of whom will be non-clinical. If you wish us to discuss any aspect of your treatment with a relative or friend, please inform us. Test results will only be given to the patient or to the parents/guardians of children.
All information held about you on our computer system is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, under which you are able to access your medical records. As part of our commitment to continuing high standards of care, we may use data, from which all individual identities have been removed, for research and quality assurance purposes.
Connecting your care
Connecting Your Care: Improving how we use your information
We are working with the South West London Health and Care Partnership bring together health and care services in south west London to improve the way information about you is shared. This means it is quickly and safely available to the health and care professionals who need to see it, to make better and quicker decisions about your care and treatment.
Health and care professionals will have access to a real-time electronic, read-only version of your important health or care information, which can be critical when assisting you in an emergency.
Some services in south west London, such as hospitals and GP practices, have been sharing information in this way since 2019. From September 2020, even more organisations across south west London will be permanently adopting this way of sharing information.
For more information about Connecting your Care visit: www.swlondon.nhs.uk/connectingyourcare
Contact us:
Via email: connectingyourcare@swlondon.nhs.uk
Via telephone: 0203 668 3100
GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It addresses the export of personal data outside the EU.
To see how as a Practice we comply with GDPR click on the following link
Records are now being uploaded for the Summary Care Record unless you have choosen to opt out basic medical information from your records may now be available to some staff in emergency care settings.
GDPR – Data Sharing Opt Out Form
Your Summary Care Records contains 3 important pieces of information about you:
- Medicines you take
- Allergies you have
- Any medicinces that make you ill
You can choose not to have a summary care record if you want to.
For more information go to www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk
The Health & Social Care Information Centre (hscic) plans to upload information on every patient in the county over the next few months. Information about this transfer is available at http://www.nhs.uk/caredata.
You can choose to ‘opt-out’ of the transfer please see a member of staff or print off the following ‘opt-out’ letter and give to a member of staff.
Care Data Patient Opt-out Letter
Coming soon Detailed Coded Record (DCR) soon you will be able to access your medical records on line. Please check our website for regular updates or ask a member of staff for further information.
Patient Consent Form For Antother Person to Access Their Medical Records – Patients who are willing to give consent for another person to have access to their medical records need to give written consent. Please download, comple and sign the following form or ask a member of staff.
Patient Consent Form For another Person To Access Their Medical Records
Updated May 2018
Your Data Matters
Information about your health and care helps us to improve your individual care, speed up diagnosis, plan your local services and research new treatments. The NHS is committed to keeping patient information safe and always being clear about how it is used.
How your data is used
Information about your individual care such as treatment and diagnoses is collected about you whenever you use health and care services. It is also used to help us and other organisations for research and planning such as research into new treatments, deciding where to put GP clinics and planning for the number of doctors and nurses in your local hospital. It is only used in this way when there is a clear legal basis to use the information to help improve health and care for you, your family and future generations.
Wherever possible we try to use data that does not identify you, but sometimes it is necessary to use your confidential patient information.
You have a choice
You do not need to do anything if you are happy about how your information is used. If you do not want your confidential patient information to be used for research and planning, you can choose to opt out securely online or through a telephone service. You can change your mind about your choice at any time.
Will choosing this opt-out affect your care and treatment?
No, choosing to opt out will not affect how information is used to support your care and treatment. You will still be invited for screening services, such as screenings for bowel cancer.
What do you need to do?
If you are happy for your confidential patient information to be used for research and planning, you do not need to do anything.
To find out more about the benefits of data sharing, how data is protected, or to make/change your opt-out choice visit www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters
