Practice Policies
Confidentiality & Medical Records
The practice complies with data protection and access to medical records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances:
- To provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services.
- To help you get other services e.g. from the social work department. This requires your consent.
- When we have a duty to others e.g. in child protection cases anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services e.g. for diabetic care.
If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know.
Reception and administration staff require access to your medical records in order to do their jobs. These members of staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the medical staff.
Please see the full or further information. Practice Privacy Notice 2021
You can also view our full Data protection policy 2022
Information about the General Practitioners and the practice required for disclosure under this act can be made available to the public. All requests for such information should be made to the practice manager.
Please see our Freedom of Information & Environmental Information Regulations Policy
Access to Records
Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) patients have the right to access/copies of their personal information. You may request to see medical records by making a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the Surgery. A subject Access Request may only be made by the patient or a person who has their written consent to disclose the information requested. No information will be released without patient consent, and the practice will take steps verify the identity of the applicant, before complying with the request. Requests should be made in writing if possible, but we can accept requests in other formats. Please see our policy and speak with our receptionists in order to make your application.
Please see our Subject Access Request and the Data Protection Impact Assessment_DPIA
Other Policies
NHS Digital patient information
Practice-VISTA-Transparency-Notice-Dec-1
Supplementary GP Practice Privacy Notice during COVID 19http:
https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/ Information on opt-out
2014 / 15 Patient Participation Group Report
Older People’s Programme – Consultation
Patient Participation Annual Report 13-14
IPSOS-MORI Patient Survey 2012-13
Patient Participation Annual Report 12/13
Summary Care Records Opt Out Form
