Data Sharing

The Data Protection Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament implemented to ensure the confidentiality of information held by any organisation. This includes your personal and medical information.

If you would like to know more on what data that the NHS holds about you and what they do with it then please click the "Data Protection in the NHS" link below.

You do have the right to keep all personal and medical data that is held by the surgery private to third party organisations (this includes hospitals, pharmacies etc.), you will need to fill out an opt out slip. These can be found at the reception desk in the surgery or can be printed by using the "Data Sharing Opt-out" link below. This will need to be handed to a member of staff at the surgery.

Data Protection in the NHS

Data Sharing Opt-out



 
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