The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union directive. It came into force in May 2018. Along with it came the new UK Data Protection Act 2018 These laws govern the way organisations handle personal and sensitive information.
Clerkenwell Medical Practice handles your data in line with the above laws. It also follows the Common Law Duty of Confidentiality and the 8 Caldicott Principles.
We are committed to keeping your data secret. We only share it for direct care or where the law or our NHS contract requires us to. We also share it when not sharing it would be more harmful than sharing it.
Our Privacy Notice contains an in depth description of how we handle your data.
- COVID-19 and your information – Supplementary Privacy Notice
- Summary Privacy Notice
- View our Privacy Notice here
- View our Policy Notice for Children here
- Data Protection & Cyber Security Policy
- Learn more about the GDPR here
- View our approach to Privacy by Design
- View a Data Protection (Privacy) Impact Assessment template
- Freedom of Information Policy
Access to your medical record
You can gain access to some aspects of your medical record online. Please contact reception for a form. You will need to provide photo proof of identity such as a passport.
If necessary you can gain a copy of your record by submitting a Subject Access Request