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The Dental Surgery 10 Church St. Rastrick Brighouse Tel 01484 721157 Email us |
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Chris Anderson Dental Surgeon Ltd Data protection privacy notice for patients In providing your dental care and treatment, we will ask for information about you and your health. Occasionally, we may receive information from other providers who have been involved in providing your care. This privacy notice describes the type of personal information we hold, why we hold it and what we do with it. Information that we collectWe may collect the following information about you:
Mrs Beth Anderson is responsible for keeping secure the information about you that we hold. : Our data protection officer, Beth Anerson ensures that the practice complies with data protection requirements to ensure that we collect, use, store and dispose of your information responsibly. Those at the practice who have access to your information include dentists and other dental professionals involved with your care and treatment, and the reception staff responsible for the management and administration of the practice. How we use your informationTo provide you with the dental care and treatment that you need, we require up-to-date and accurate information about you. We will share your information with the NHS in connection with your dental treatment. We will seek your preference for how we contact you about your dental care. Our usual methods are telephone, email,text or letter. If we wish to use your information for dental research or dental education, we will discuss this with you and seek your consent. Depending on the purpose and if possible, we will anonymise your information. If this is not possible we will inform you and discuss your options.
Sharing informationYour information is normally used only by those working at the practice but there may be instances where we need to share it – for example, with:
In certain circumstances or if required by law, we may need to disclose your information to a third party not connected with your health care, including HMRC or other law enforcement or government agencies. Keeping your information safeWe take precautions to ensure security of the practice premises, the practice filing systems and computers We keep your records for 10 years after the date of your last visit to the Practice or until you reach the age of 25 years, whichever is the longer. Access to your information and other rightsYou have a right to access the information that we hold about you and to receive a copy. You should submit your request to the practice in writing or by email. We do not usually charge you for copies of your information; if we pass on a charge, we will explain the reasons. You can also request us to
If you do not agreeIf you do not wish us to use your personal information as described, you should discuss the matter with your dentist. If you object to the way that we collect and use your information, we may not be able to continue to provide your dental care. If you have any concerns about how we use your information and you do not feel able to discuss it with your dentist or anyone at the practice, you should contact The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF (0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745).
Date: 10/05/2018 Review date: May 2019
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