General data protection regulation

This practice is supporting vital health and care planning and research by sharing your data with NHS Digital. For more information about this see the GP Practice privacy notice for general practice data for planning and research.

This privacy notice lets you know what happens to any personal data that you give to us, or any that we may collect from or about you. This privacy notice applies to personal information processed by or on behalf of the practice.

This notice explains:

  • Who we are, how we use your information and our Data Protection Officer
  • What kinds of personal information about you do we process?
  • What are the legal grounds for our processing of your personal information (including when we share it with others)?
  • What should you do if your personal information changes?
  • For how long your personal information is retained by us?
  • What are your rights under data protection laws?

Privacy notices

Information and data protection additional information

We may use this information for other reasons: for example, to help us protect the health of the public generally and to see that the NHS runs efficiently, plans for the future, trains its staff, pays its bills and can account for its actions. Information may also be needed to help educate tomorrow’s staff and to carry out medical and other health research for the benefit of everyone.

Sometimes the law requires us to pass on information: for example, to notify a birth.

The NHS Central Register for England & Wales contains basic personal details of all patients registered with a general practitioner. The Register does not contain clinical information.

You may be receiving care from other people as well as the NHS. So that we can all work together for your benefit we may need to share some information about you. We only ever pass on information about you if people have a genuine need for it in your and everyone’s interests. Whenever we can we shall remove details which identify you. The sharing of some types of very personal information is strictly controlled by law. Anyone who works here or who receives information from us is also under a legal duty to keep it confidential.

If at any time you would like to know more about how we use your information you can speak to the person in charge of your care. You have a right of access to your health records.

PALS (Patient Advocacy Liaison Service Additional Information

PALS offers the opportunity to sort out concerns on the spot by advising people, liaising with staff and signposting to other organisations.