Health Records
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 people have the rights to see any files about them, including their health records. Access can only be denied if there are compelling reasons. The Data Protection Act replaced the access to Health Records Act 1990 on 1st March 2000, except applications to see records of someone who has died.
If there is anything you do not understand or find upsetting please speak to a receptionist who will pass your concern on to a doctor as appropriate.
The Practice is fully computerised. (Registered under the Data Protection Act 1984).
Summary Care Records (SCR)
The NHS is changing how patient information is stored and shared in England, to provide better care for patients. SCRs provide healthcare staff treating patients in an emergency or out-of-hours with faster access to key clinical information to find out more information please click here.
Your Data Matter to the NHS – Sharing GP Data – 1st SEPTEMBER 2021
There has been some national media coverage about the introduction of the new arrangements under General Practice Data for Planning & Research (GPDPR) and the data sharing of patient records.
What Data will NHS Digital collect?
✅Data on your sex, ethnicity and sexual orientation
❌ Your name and address (except for your postcode in unique coded form)
✅ Clinical codes and data about diagnoses, symptoms, observations, test results, medications, allergies, immunisations, referrals and recalls, and appointments, including information about your physical, mental and sexual health
❌ Written notes (free text), such as the details of conversations with doctors and nurses
✅Data about staff who have treated you
❌ Images, letters and documents
❌ Coded data that is not needed due to its age – for example medication, referral and appointment data that is over 10 years old
❌ Coded data that GPs are not permitted to share by law – for example certain codes about IVF treatment, and certain information about gender re-assignment
💡We would recommend you watch this short video before your decide whether to opt-out which explains how you data will be used. Should you still decide you wish to opt-out, you can download and complete this TYPE-1-Opt-out FORM and return to us. For further information, please visit NHS Digital advice for patients.