Confidentiality

When visiting your Doctor, all patients need to feel reassured that they will be treated with the utmost discretion and that any information divulged to their Doctor or Reception staff will be kept confidential. All staff employed at the practice are held in a position of trust and are required to sign a confidentiality statement, declaring that any information handled or witnessed by them, will be treated with the confidentiality it deserves. Staff are obliged not to discuss any patient data with persons other than those who are authorised and involved with the Practice.

Access to Medical Records

Patients are welcome to view their own medical records. Patients must contact the Practice Manager in writing if they wish to view their records.

Use of computers and personal health information

We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and have robust systems in place to protect your confidentiality. The Practice also complies with the Access to Medical Reports Act and the Access to Medical Records Act.

We may need to share information with various health services and where possible this is anonymised. We are obliged by law to provide certain information which is not anonymised eg. notification of death or infectious diseases. We do not share information with parties outwith the health service and without your explicit consent eg. insurance providers, employers, lawyers.

We are a research Practice. This means we use the information you give us to research into clinical conditions. This data is anonymous and does not reveal personal information about patients. However if you do not wish medical data you provide to be used for research for the benefit of others please inform the Practice Manager.