The practice complies with GDPR legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances:
- to provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services.
- to help you access other services e.g. social work.
- when we have a duty to others e.g. child protection.
- annonymised patient information will be used at local and national level to help the health board and government plan services, ensure financial accountability and delivery of quality healthcare.
- the practice uses external data proecessors to correspond with you.
The following IT systems are in use at the practice:
- Referral Management.
- Text Message Appointment Confirmation and Reminders.
- Electronic Appointment Cancellation.
- Online Repeat Prescriptions.
- Emergency Care Summary (uploading details of your current medication and allergies so that these are available for doctors involved in your care elsewhere).
- GP to GP Transfers (the electronic transfer of records from practice to practice when you re-register).