Summary Privacy Notice
What is this?
We are required by law to provide you with information on how we use your data.
The detailed privacy notice is available above for download and this simplified notice is provided for clarity. This notice was last updated November 2023.
Other practice policy documents are also available online.
This website collects some personal data from users, as stated in our website provider’s Privacy Policy.
Who are we?
We are the Tynemouth Medical Practice. We provide medical services to you as a patient as part of the NHS.
| Address: | 24 Tynemouth Road, London N15 4RH |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Telephone: | 020 8808 4904 |
| Website: | www.tynemouthmedicalpractice.co.uk |
Data Protection Officer
The practice is required by law to have a Data Protection Officer. The contact details are:
| Name: | Steve Durbin |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Address: | Please use the practice address above, marking “For the attention of the Data Protection Officer |
Purposes of Processing, Legal Basis, Types of Data
We process data to carry out our role as your General Practitioner in providing you with healthcare.
The legal basis for this purpose is provided by the various NHS and social care acts. The Data Protection Act 2018 section 8 allows us to process data for these purposes. This provide a legal basis for processing under the Applied GDPR Article 6 1(e) – task in the public interest.
For special category data Data Protection Act section 10 applies (health and social care purpose) and hence GDPR Article 9 2(h) – provision of health and social care. There are additionally some situations where other provisions are used; these are given in more detail in the full notice.
The types of data we keep relate to your health and care. These include both personal identifiers (e.g. your name, NHS number) and special category personal data (e.g. your health conditions). Further details are provided in the full notice.
Recipients of Your Data
We share data with other health and social care providers in order to provide you with care. You can opt out of this sharing, but this may affect your care. See the full privacy notice for details.
We are additionally required to supply data to other parts of the NHS for commissioning and audit purposes.
We share data for research purposes and health planning. You again can opt out of these purposes; this will generally not affect you individually, but will mean that research and planning may not take into account needs of people such as yourself. See the full privacy notice for details.
Transfers to Other Countries
We do not store or transmit your data outside of the UK and EU unless:
- This is required for your care and you have consented to this
- Covered by a formal contract with a system provider to the NHS ensuring your data is not used for any purposes not in this notice and compliant with the UK GDPR; or
- We are required to under international law
How Long Will You Keep My Data?
This depends on a number of factors such as how long you stay with our practice and the type of data. Generally, when you leave our practice your data is transferred to the new practice; we retain access to the data up to when you left our practice for medico-legal reasons and only access it for a complaint, clinical audit purposes or we are required to do so by law.
Full details of how long data are held can be found in the NHS Records Management Code of Practice.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Receive a copy of your data (Subject Access Request)
- Have your data corrected, erased or restrict processing
- Complain to our Data Protection Officer or the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner) about our use or handling of your data
If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact the practice in the first instance – details above. You can also contact the Data Protection Officer if you prefer – details are again given above, or you can contact the Information Commissioner (ICO) – details can be found via their website at www.ico.org.uk.
Provision of Data
It is not generally a legal requirement for you to provide us with data – however if you do not do so we may be unable to provide you with treatment. For more detail see the full privacy notice.
Automated Decision Making
We use various tools to simplify care and ensure that you get the best care possible.
Some of these have a degree of automation, for example, where a regular test is recommended for a health condition you have, or you are in a particular age and gender range and have not had a recommended screening test, we will have an automated list that flags you to be contacted. These recalls are automated, but it’s up to you to book an appointment; no action is taken beyond contacting you.
No decisions on your care are taken without human intervention.
Further Information – Understanding Patient Data
Understanding Patient Data’ supports better conversations about the uses of health information. Our aim is to explain how and why data can be used for care and research, what’s allowed and what’s not, and how personal information is kept safe. We work with patients, charities and Healthcare Professionals to champion responsible use of data.
Review of this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website on the day you use our website. We advise you to print a copy for your records.
If you have any question regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us.