Personal Information:

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We ask you for personal information so that you can receive appropriate care and treatment. This information is recorded on computer and we are registered under the Data Protection Act. The practice will ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times by all members of the practice team, However, for the effective functioning of a multi-disciplinary team it is sometimes necessary that medical information about you is shared between members of the team.

 

Access to Medical Records:

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The practice is registered and complies with the Data Protection Act 2018. Any request for access to notes by a patient, patient’s representative or outside body will be dealt with in accordance to the Act. 

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Information Sharing:

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Your GP and the team of health professionals caring for you keep records about your health and any treatment or care you receive from the NHS. This information will either be written down (manual records), or be held on computer (electronic records). These records are then used to guide and manage the care you receive.

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You may also be receiving care from organisations outside the NHS, like social services. If so we may need to share some information about you so that everyone involved in your care can work together for your benefit.

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Whenever this is necessary, your information will be handled in the strictest of confidence and will be subject to the principles of confidentiality.

What are Cookies?

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Cookies are text files that are placed on to your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to collect standard information and track how you use websites for examples the pages you visit.

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How we use Cookies:

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We use cookies to make our website work and to measure how you use our website for instance, we use language cookies to know what language you would like the web site displayed to you in, we also use YouTube cookies to embed videos in pages and Google Analytics cookies to track users’ behaviour whilst on the site, such as which pages you have visited. By understanding how people use our site, we can improve the navigation and content to better meet people’s needs. The data will not be used to identify any user personally.

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How to manage cookies:

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You can set your browser not to accept cookies.  You can also remove cookies from your web browser. Both these actions are completed through browser settings. To find out more about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout