All personal health information is treated with the utmost confidentiality, in accordance with current legislation. Under the General Data Protection Regulations, you are entitled to know what information we hold about you and you can contact the Practice Manager to do this. Please also refer to our following privacy notices:
We aim to treat our patients courteously at all times and expect our patients to treat our staff in a similarly respectful way. We take seriously any threatening, abusive or violent behaviour against any of our staff or patients. If a patient is violent or abusive, they will be warned to stop their behaviour. If they persist, we may exercise our right to take action to have them removed, immediately if necessary, from our list of patients.
The current NHS Digital (NHSD) extract of GP data for Research purposes (known as the GPDPR) has been delayed due to NHSD wishing to review the way in which this data will be collected, to conduct more public involvement and information about the plans and change the way in which patients can opt out of the extract of their GP data.
Currently the only way to opt out is to complete a Type 1 opt out form and return this to the practice by the 1st September. However, this extract will not be taken until the NHSD have changed the way it will take the data and respect the patient’s choice for using their data. NHSD are introducing the following changes to the opt out process which will mean that patients will be able to change their opt-out status at any time:
- Patients do not need to register a Type 1 opt-out by 1st September to ensure their GP data will not be uploaded.
- NHS Digital will create the technical means to allow GP data that has previously been uploaded to the system via the GPDPR collection to be deleted when someone registers a Type 1 opt-out.
- The plan to retire Type 1 opt-outs will be deferred for at least 12 months while we get the new arrangements up and running and will not be implemented without consultation with the RCGP, the BMA and the National Data Guardian.
This means that you can opt out at any time in the future and NHSD will delete data that they already have taken for research purposes, the deadline of the 01/09/2020 has been delayed until a new system of opt out is developed. Hopefully, this will be a simple centralised approach via the NHS app or NHS website to avoid paper form and administration work for your GP.
We will update you when we know more about the NHSD plans to change how you can control who has access to your data.
Data Protection Officer:
Data Protection Officer
Head of Information Governance MLCSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX
Tel: 01782 872648
Email: mlcsu.dpo@nhs.net
Your Local Commissioning Group:
The area served by the surgery is in the district covered by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB). The ICB is responsible for ensuring that you get all the services you need. For details of all primary care services in the area look at Integrated Care Board : Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System (icb.nhs.uk) or get the information you need at www.nhs.uk.
The contact details for the ICB are as follows:
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Headquarters
The Coach House
John Comyn Drive
Perdiswell
Worcester
WR3 7NS
Tel: 01905 681999