How We Use Your Medical Records
- This practice handles medical records in-line with laws on data protection and confidentiality.
- We share medical records with those who are involved in providing you with care and treatment.
- In some circumstances we will also share medical records for medical research, for example to find out more about why people get ill.
- We share information when the law requires us to do so, for example, to prevent infectious diseases from spreading or to check the care being provided to you is safe.
- People with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
- You have the right to object to your medical records being shared with those who provide you with care.
- You have the right to object to your information being used for medical research and to plan health services.
- People who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs
Please see the practice Privacy Statement on this website or speak to a member of staff for more information about your rights.Â
For more information ask at reception for a leaflet