Wideopen Medical Centre is working with a company in to support with processing clinical letters. This will help improve efficiency within the practice.
1) Data Controller contact details: Wideopen Medical Centre
2) Data Protection Officer contact details: Dr Urwin and S Kinninmonth
3) Purpose of the processing: The purpose of the processing is to support patient care and improve efficiencies in our workflow.
4) Lawful basis for processing: This is a Direct Care purpose. There is a specific legal justification;
Article 6(1)(d) “processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person”
and
Article 9(2)(c) “processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent”
Or alternatively
Article 9(2)(h) ‘necessary for the purposes of preventative or occupational medicine for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services…”
We will also recognise your rights established under UK case law collectively known as the “Common Law Duty of Confidentiality”.
5) Recipient or categories of recipients of the shared data: The Data will be shared with a third party provider under contract.
6) Rights to object: You have the right to object to some or all of the information being shared with the recipients. You also have the right to have an “Advance Directive” placed in your records and brought to the attention of relevant healthcare workers or staff.
7) Right to access and correct: You have the right to access the data that is being shared and have any inaccuracies corrected. There is no right to have accurate medical records deleted except when ordered by a court of Law. If we share or process your data in an emergency when you have not been able to consent, we will notify you at the earliest opportunity.
8) Retention period: Personal data is held in accordance with Records Management Code of Practice 2021.
| 9) Right to Complain: You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, you can use this link https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ or calling their helpline Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate) There are National Offices for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, (see ICO website) |
Date created: July 2024
Last updated: December 2024