What is GDPR?
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulations and is a new piece of legislation that will supersede the Data Protection Act. It will not only apply to the UK and EU; it covers anywhere in the world in which data about EU citizens is processed.
The GDPR is similar to the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 (which the practice already complies with), but strengthens many of the DPA’s principles. The main changes are:
- Practices must comply with subject access requests
- Where we need you consent to process data, this consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous
- There are new, special protections for patient data
- The Information Commissioner’s Office must be notified within 72 hours of a data breach
- Higher fines for data breaches - up to 20 million euros
What is ‘patient data’?
Patient data is information that relates to a single person, such as his/her diagnosis, name, age, earlier medical history etc.
What is consent?
Consent is permission from a patient – an individual’s consent is defined as ‘any freely given specific and informed indication of his wishes by which the data subject signifies his agreement to personal data relating to him being processed.’
The changes in GDPR mean that we must get explicit permission from patients when using their data. This is to protect your right to privacy, and we may ask you to provide consent to do certain things, like contact you or record certain information about you for your clinical records.
Individuals also have the right to withdraw their consent at any time.
Privacy Notices
As data controllers, Woodchurch Surgery, must provide notice to patients to advise how we process data and the lawful basis for so doing. These privacy notices are published for your review.
Privacy Notice
Data Protection Privacy Notice
CQC Privacy Notice
Direct Care Privacy Notice
Emergencies Privacy Notice
NHS Digital Privacy Notice
Payments Privacy Notice
Public Health Privacy Notice
Risk Stratification Privacy Notice
Safeguarding Privacy Notice
Screening Privacy Notice
Summary Care Record Privacy Notice
Covid 19 COPI Privacy Notice
Covid 19 Privacy Notice
GP Planning and Research privacy notice
GP Statutory Disclosures privacy notice
Human Resources privacy notice
Same Day Access privacy notice excerpt for practices