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THINK!  RING YOUR OWN GP FIRST

With the recent closing of the walk in centres, we encourage all our patients to ring the practice first on 01429 838217  between 8am to 5:30pm for any medical advice.

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General Practice Extraction Service

NHS Digital has been collecting data from GPs through its trusted General Practice Extraction Service.

This system is now being replaced with their new General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) service, a broader general-purpose collection which will enable faster access to pseudonymised patient data for planners and researchers.

The data collection will begin on 1st July.  

More information about the service can be found on NHS Digital’s website.

We now include this additional privacy notice, alongside our main privacy notice, that explains what data is used and why.

Opting out

If you don’t want your identifiable patient data to be shared for purposes except for your own care, you can opt-out by registering a Type 1 Opt-out or a National Data Opt-out, or both. These opt-outs are different and they are explained in more detail here. Your individual care will not be affected if you opt-out using either option.

The type 1 opt-out form can be downloaded from our website and sent to us at - cdccg-A83057-eds@nhs.net


How data in your GP record is used and how you can control the use (opt-out)

As a practice, we fully respect your right as a patient to control your data. We outline our privacy policy in more detail on our website and explain how we share data with other providers, including the Great North Care Record and NHS Digital for secondary use.

You have the right to opt-out at any time from data being shared.

Your data is used in broadly two different ways:

To provide you with care. This is called “Primary Use“
To allow for planning and research to be done. This is called “Secondary Use“
Both uses will only be made where it is considered secure and appropriate to use patient data.

Opting-out of data sharing is an option for all patients, however it is not without potential downsides. For Primary Use data, if you opt-out and need care in a local hospital, for example, it may be much harder for the staff to access important medical information about you needed to provide safe and effective care. For Secondary Use, the downsides are more indirect. If everyone in the country were to opt-out, it would make it much harder to ensure funding is used in the NHS to develop services where they are needed. It would also be harder to develop new treatments.

It is possible to opt-out of specific parts of data sharing, while keeping some elements of data sharing in place. It is very common, for example, for people who have privacy concerns about Secondary Use, to be happy to continue sharing data for Primary Use/Direct Care.

To summarise visually what opt-outs are possible, we have produced the below diagram:

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How to Opt-Out

  1. Type 1 Opt-out – to apply this opt-out, please send this form to the practice by emailing to - cdccg-A83057-eds@nhs.net
  2. National Data Opt-out – Visit the NHS website or use the NHS App
  3. & 4. Primary Use Opt-out  Contact the surgery reception to speak to the practice manager/deputy practice manager to discuss this and we will be able to apply the opt-out


 
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