Confidentiality and Patient Records
Patient
data is kept on computers and the Practice is bound by the Data Protection Act.
Confidentiality is respected at all times by all members of the team. Copies of
the leaflets: “Your Records are Safe with Us” and
“What we do with Your Medical Records” are kept in the waiting room.
Patient Rights and Responsibilities
All
patients will be treated as individuals and shown courtesy and respect at all
times. Everyone working in the Practice has a legal duty to maintain the
highest level of confidentiality about patient information. Patients may
receive care from other people in the NHS and, in order to work together for
patient benefit we may need to share information about care. This is always
strictly on a “need to know” basis only.
Any
violence or abusive behaviour to any member of staff or towards any other
person on the Practice premises will result in a patient’s removal from our
Practice list. The Primary Care Trust will be informed and the patient
transferred to the