PRIVACY NOTICE
DR SALAKO & PARTNERS
DATE PROTECTION OFFICER – JANE MARLEY
What is a privacy notice?
A privacy notice is a statement that discloses some or all of the ways in which the practice gathers, uses, discloses and manages a patient’s data. It fulfils a legal requirement to protect a patient’s privacy.
Why do we need one?
To ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dr Salako & Partners must ensure that information is provided to patients about how their personal data is processed in a manner which is:
- Concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible
- Written in clear and plain language, particularly if addressed to a child, and
- Free of charge
What is GDPR?
The GDPR replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and is designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy and to reshape the way in which organisations across the region approach data privacy. The GDPR came into effect on 25 May 2018.
How do we communicate our privacy notice?
At Dr Salako & Partners, the practice privacy notice is displayed on our website, through signage in the reception area(s), and in writing during patient registration (by means of a leaflet). We will:
- Inform patients how their data will be used and for what purpose
- Allow patients to opt out of sharing their data, should they so wish.
What information do we collect about you?
We will collect information such as personal details, including name, address, next of kin, records of appointments, visits, telephone calls, your health records, treatment, medications, test results, x-rays etc. and any other relevant information to enable us to deliver effective medical care.
How do we use your information?
Your data is collected for the purpose of providing direct patient care. However, we can disclose this information if it is required by law if you give consent or if it is justified in the public interest. The practice may be requested to support research but we will always gain your consent before sharing your information with medical research databases such as the Clinical Practice Research or others when the law allows.
Retention of Data
In accordance with the NHS Codes of Practice for Records Management
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/looking-after-information/data-security-and-information-governance/codes-of-practice-for-handling-information-in-health-and-care/records:management-code-of-practice-for-health-and-social-care-2016
Our Website
Privacy Notice only applies to the practice. Links to any other websites, please read their privacy notice. WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY for the content of other websites.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files located in browser directories. When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The next time you visit that site, your PC checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant (that is, one containing the site name) and sends the information contained in that cookie back to the site. The site then ‘knows’ that you have been there before and in some cases tailors what pops up on screen to take account of that fact.
Are they good or bad?
They are beneficial because they can record preferences and store data (e.g what’s in your online shopping cart). They can make sites easier to navigate and create a more personal browsing experience. The negative aspect of cookies is that information about you, however benign, is collected and stored by a website and can be used to market services to you or shared with a third party who may wish to do the same.
WiFi
Dr Salako & Partners provides free publicly accessible WiFi. The service has been kindly provided by the NHS. Use of the WiFi service is conditional, and my making use of the WiFi provided, you are indicating your agreement to the terms.
What to do if you have any questions
Should you have any questions about our privacy policy or the information we hold about you, you can ask to speak to the Practice Manager (Mrs Marguerite Cutting) or the DPO (Jane Marley – Data Protection Officer)