The practice complies with Data Protection and Access to Medical Records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances:
- To provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services.
- To help you get other services e.g. from the social work department. This requires your consent.
- When we have a duty to others e.g. in child protection cases. Anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services e.g. for diabetic care.
Sometimes audit or research work is carried out for the benefit of the wider health community. Much of this is initiated by the Department of Health for them to collate information and carry out surveys, and is therefore not controlled by the Practice.
If you have any concerns regarding this, you should contact the Patient Liaison Service (PALS) on 01773 525028. We never give information to commercial companies without your consent.