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Your doctor, nurse or any other health and social care professional needs to keep records on their interactions with you.
As information we collect about you and your health is very personal, it is important that you can be sure that such information is not passed on or used inappropriately. All information about you is kept secure and in strictest confidence. We only ever use or pass on information about you, if we have a genuine need to do so in your and everyone’s interests. We ask you for information about yourself so that you can receive proper care and treatment. We keep this information together with details about your care because it may be needed if we see you again. If we need to transfer your information we will always do this securely and where practicable remove personal details such as your name and address.
Everyone working for the NHS has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential. Anyone who receives information from us is also under a legal duty to keep it confidential. Sharing some types of very sensitive personal information is strictly controlled by law. Friends and relatives who make enquiries about you if you are an inpatient are not given specific details about your condition, unless you have agreed they can have more information
The Data Protection Act gives you the right to see your health records. These can be the records made by a doctor, a nurse or any other health professional. For further information and application forms, contact rgh-tr.sarsteam@nhs.net or 01709 424257.
The Caldicott Guardian is a senior person in the Trust who is responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your information and for making sure it is shared lawfully and properly. The Caldicott Co-ordinator can be contacted on 01709 427637.