Privacy Notice, Confidentiality & Medical Records
Data protection
The practice complies with data protection and access to medical records legislation.
Identifiable information about you will only be shared with others when there is a lawful reason to do so, or where your consent is needed and has been provided.
When information may be shared
Identifiable information about you may be shared in the following circumstances:
- to provide further medical treatment for you, for example from district nurses and hospital services
- to help you get other services, such as social services, where your consent is required
- when we have a duty to others, for example in child protection cases
- when anonymised patient information is used locally or nationally to help the Health Board and Government plan services, such as diabetic care
Anonymous information
Anonymised information does not identify you.
If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used for local or national planning, please let us know.
Privacy notices and information leaflets
You can read our current privacy notices and information leaflets using the links below.
English and Welsh versions are available where provided.
Patients and carers
New patients
Children and young people
Welsh GP Record
The Welsh GP Record is a summary of important information from your full GP medical record.
It is available to selected health professionals in out-of-hours services and certain secondary care providers.
It includes:
- your name, address and contact details
- current medication and medications prescribed in the last two years
- allergies or adverse reactions
- current problems or diagnoses
- results of recent tests within the previous year, such as blood tests or X-rays
It does not include any private discussions you may have had with your GP.
Welsh GP Record FAQManagement of records
Records and information management are key parts of information governance.
Effective records management helps ensure we have the right information at the right time to support high-quality decision-making.
Organisations are required to create and manage records appropriately under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Records may include administrative documents, electronic files, emails, audio or video recordings, X-rays, CCTV footage and other relevant information.
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