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
Patient Information Leaflet
Your Data Matters to the NHS
Patient information for young people
GP Privacy Notice Patient's Updated January 2022
GP Privacy Notice (Children's) Updated January 2022
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How Your Information is used During COVID-19
Privacy Notice during COVID-19 Emergency
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GP Practice Transparency Notice
GP Practice Transparency Notice
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General Practice Data for Planning and Research Data Collection from 1st July 2021: NHS Digital Transparency Notice
How and why NHS Digital collects, analyses, publishes and shares data collected from GP practices for planning and research.
Please click on link below to read NHS Digital's Transparency Notice (12th May 2021)
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/general-practice-data-for-planning-and-research/transparency-notice#purpose-of-this-transparency-notice