Practice Policies & Patient Information
Care Data
Information about you and the care you receive is shared, in a secure system, by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.
It is important that we, the NHS, can use this information to plan and improve services for all patients. We would like to link information from all the different places where you receive care, such as your GP, hospital and community service, to help us provide a full picture. This will allow us to compare the care you received in one area against the care you received in another, so we can see what has worked best.
Information such as your postcode and NHS number, but not your name, will be used to link your records in a secure system, so your identity is protected. Information which does not reveal your identity can then be used by others, such as researchers and those planning health services, to make sure we provide the best care possible for everyone.
You have a choice. If you are happy for your information to be used in this way you do not have to do anything. If you have any concerns or wish to prevent this from happening, please speak to practice staff or download the opt out form below, complete it and return it to the practice
We need to make sure that you know this is happening and the choices you have.
How information about you helps us to provide better care
Care Data – Frequently Asked Questions
Opt-out Form – Download, complete and return to the practice
You can find out more on the NHS England Care Data website.
Chaperoning Policy
Complaints Procedure
Data Collection Information
NHS have recently announced it is setting up a new primary care data collection service which will begin on the 1st July 2021.
What is the GPDfPR?
The General Practice Data for Planning and Research data collection will help the NHS to improve health and care services for everyone.
For example, patient data can help the NHS to:
- Monitor the long-term safety and effectiveness of care.
- Plan how to deliver better health and care services.
- Prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- Identify new treatments and medicines through health research.
What data will be collected?
The following data may be collected from GP medical records:
- Data relating to any living patient registered at a GP practice in England when the collection started – this includes children and adults.
- Data relating to any patient who died after 1 July 2021 and was previously registered at a GP practice in England when the data collection started.
NHS Digital will collect:
- Data about diagnoses, symptoms, observations, test results, medications, allergies, immunisations, referrals, recalls and appointments, including information about physical, mental and sexual health.
- Data on sex, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
- Data about staff who have treated patients.
NHS Digital will not collect:
- Name and address (except for postcode, protected in a unique coded form).
- Written notes (free text), such as the details of conversations with doctors and nurses.
- Images, letters and documents.
- Coded data that is not needed due to its age – for example medication, referral and appointment data that is over 10 years old.
- Coded data that GPs are not permitted to share by law – for example certain codes about IVF treatment, and certain information about gender re-assignment.
As above NHS Digital will not collect patients’ names or addresses or any other data that could directly identify patients (such as NHS Number, date of birth, full postcode). The data will be pseudonymised i.e., it will be replaced with unique codes which are produced by de-identification software before the data is shared with NHS Digital.
More detail on the data collected including the legal basis is included on the Data Provision Notice issued to practices see: General Practice Data for Planning and Research – NHS Digital
Can patients opt out?
Yes.
This can be done by the practice or the patient can opt-out through the National Data Opt Out Service: https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out at any time.
Before you start, you need to:
• be aged 13 or older
• have access to your email or mobile phone
• have your NHS number or your postcode registered with your GP surgery – your NHS number can usually be found on either of the following –
- Prescriptions
- Test results
- Hospital referral letters
- Appointment letters
Ask your GP if you need help finding your NHS number.
Fair Processing Policy
GP Net Earnings
Please note that NHS England requires that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice is publicised, and the required disclosure is shown below. However it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice and the practice takes no responsibility for any actions which may or may not be taken as a result of publishing this information.
“All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.
The average pay for GPs working in this Practice in the last financial year was £80,318 before tax and National Insurance.
This is for 4 part time GPs who have worked in the practice for more than six months.”
Privacy Policy
Statement Of Purpose
Summary Care Record
There is a new Central NHS Computer System called the Summary Care Record (SCR). It is an electronic record which contains information about the medicines you take, allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines you have had.
Why do I need a Summary Care Record?
Storing information in one place makes it easier for healthcare staff to treat you in an emergency, or when your GP practice is closed.
This information could make a difference to how a doctor decides to care for you, for example which medicines they choose to prescribe for you.
Who can see it?
Only healthcare staff involved in your care can see your Summary Care Record.
How do I know if I have one?
Over half of the population of England now have a Summary Care Record. You can find out whether Summary Care Records have come to your area by looking at our interactive map or by asking your GP
Do I have to have one?
No, it is not compulsory. If you choose to opt out of the scheme, then you will need to complete a form and bring it along to the surgery. You can use the form at the foot of this page.
More Information
For further information visit the NHS Care records website