We hold your patient records in the strictest confidence, regardless of whether they are electronic or on paper.
We take all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorised access to your records, however they are stored.
Any information that may identify you is only shared with the practice team, or, if you are referred to hospital, to the clinician who will be treating you.
We will only share information about you with anyone else if you give your permission in writing.
All patients can expect that their personal information will not be disclosed without their permission (except in the most exceptional circumstances when disclosure is required when a person is at grave risk of serious harm).
Where disclosure of information is required which is non-routine in nature the patient will, where possible, be fully informed of the nature of the disclosure prior to this being released.
Where the decision is made to disclose information, the decision to do so must be justified and documented.
Person-identifiable information must not be used unless absolutely necessary – anonymised data should be used wherever possible.