Privacy Notice

Being transparent and providing accessible information to patients about how we will use your personal information is a key element of the GDPR Regulations. The following notice reminds you of your rights in respect of current legislation and how we as your GP Practice will use your information for lawful purposes in order to deliver your care and the effective management of the local NHS system.

Data held within your medical record is securely shared in two different ways, via the Summary Care Record and the GPDPR.

Summary Care Record

Firstly it is shared with other NHS services you might be under, in order for them to provide you with the best possible medical care (outpatient departments, hospitals, out of hours services etc) via what is called your Summary Care Record (SCR).

For more information on your summary care record, including on how to opt out of sharing your SCR, please click here.

General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)

Secondly, pseudonymised data (securely encrypted data replaced with unique codes so patients cannot be directly identified in the data which is shared) from your medical record is shared with NHS Digital in order to improve healthcare services through planning and research in England, helping to find better treatments and improve patient care.

For example, GP data collected as part of the COVID response is being used by the University of Oxford RECOVERY trial, which is looking to find ways to improve the treatment for people with COVID-19.

For more information on the collection of GP data by NHS Digital, please click here.

To opt out of having your data shared for research and planning click here.