How Abridge Surgery uses your information to provide you with healthcare
This practice keeps medical records confidential and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation.
We hold your medical record so that we can provide you with safe care and treatment.
We will also use your information so that this practice can check and review the quality of the care we provide. This helps us to improve our services to you.
Download our Privacy Notice (DOCX, 25KB)
Privacy Notices
Other important information about how your information is used to provide you with healthcare (DOCX, 32KB)
How your information is used for medical research and to measure the quality of care (DOCX, 30KB)
How your information is shared so that Abridge Surgery can meet legal requirements (DOCX, 30KB)
National screening programmes (DOCX, 29KB)
Data Provision Notice: COVID-19 At Risk Patients data collection
Children aged 16 and over
If a child aged 16 or over wishes their parents to continue contacting the surgery or the surgery contacting them, they must put this in writing giving their consent to do so. This is then kept in the patients record.
Useful Information
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/
Subject Access Request
Subject Access Request Policy (DOCX, 53KB)
Subject Access Request Form (DOC, 55KB)
Data Protection Act
We need to hold personal information about you on our computer system and in paper records to help us to look after your health needs, and your doctor is responsible for their accuracy and safe-keeping. Please help to keep your record up to date by informing us of any changes to your circumstances.
Doctors and staff in the practice have access to your medical records to enable them to do their jobs. From time to time information may be shared with others involved in your care if it is necessary. Anyone with access to your record is properly trained in confidentiality issues and is governed by both a legal and contractual duty to keep your details private.
All information about you is held securely and appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent accidental loss.
In some circumstances we may be required by law to release your details to statutory or other official bodies, for example if a court order is presented, or in the case of public health issues. In other circumstances you may be required to give written consent before information is released – such as for medical reports for insurance, solicitors etc.
To ensure your privacy, we will not disclose information over the telephone or fax unless we are sure that we are talking to you. Information will not be disclosed to family, friends, or spouses unless we have prior written consent, and we do not leave messages with others.
You have a right to see your records if you wish. Please ask at reception if you would like further details and our patient information leaflet. An appointment will be required. In some circumstances a fee may be payable.
Download the Data Protection Policy (DOCX, 45KB)