As data controllers, GPs have fair processing responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means ensuring that your personal confidential data (PCD) is handled in ways that are safe, transparent and what you would reasonably expect. Please find documents and links below.
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan, with all general practices being required to be in a network. This practice is part of the Stockwell being PCN Primary Care Network.
Stockwell being PCN is made up of a number GP Practices created to work collaboratively to ensure the health care system within our area works effectively by sharing knowledge and resources.
The following practices are part of Stockwell being PCN:
PCN Member Practices:
- Stockwell Group Practice
- The Grantham Practice
- Binfield Road Surgery
- Beckett House Practice
- Springfield Medical Centre
The enhanced access service for our patients requires the following joined up working:
- Interoperable IT solution across the service
- Clinical system interoperability
- Telephony interoperability
- Data Sharing between the PCN practices
To enable us to provide our Enhanced Access Service to you, GPs from other local practices and our local Federation (Lambeth GP Federation), will at times have access to your full GP record but only when providing direct care to you.
People who have access to your information will only normally have access to that which they need to fulfil their roles, for instance admin staff will normally only see your name, address, contact details, appointment history and registration details in order to book appointments, the practice nurses will normally have access to your immunisation, treatment, significant active and important past histories, your allergies and relevant recent contacts whilst the GP you see or speak to will normally have access to everything in your record.
1) Controller contact details
- Stockwell Group Practice
- The Grantham Practice
- Binfield Road Surgery
- Beckett House Practice
- Springfield Medical Centre
Lambeth GP Federation
1 Alleyn Park, London, SE21 8AU
2) Data Protection Officer contact details
Danielle Gibbons
GP Data Protection Officer
gpdpo@selondonics.nhs.uk
3) Purpose of the processing
To provide our patients with direct care.
4) The Lawfulness Conditions and Special Categories
The processing of personal data in the delivery of direct care and for providers’ administrative purposes in this surgery and in support of direct care elsewhere is supported under the following Article 6 and 9 conditions of the GDPR:
Article 6(1)(e) ‘…necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority…’.
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
Stockwell Group Practice
https://www.stockwellgrouppractice.co.uk/
The Grantham Practice
https://www.thegp.london/
Binfield Road Surgery
https://binfieldroadsurgery.co.uk/
Beckett House Practice
https://www.becketthousepractice.nhs.uk/#
Springfield Medical Centre
https://www.springfieldmedicalcentre.co.uk/homepage
Lambeth GP Federation
https://www.lambethgpfederations.nhs.uk/access-hubs/
6) Rights to object
You have the right under Article 21 of the GDPR to object to your personal information being processed. Please contact the Practice if you wish to object to the processing of your data. You should be aware that this is a right to raise an objection which is not the same as having an absolute right to have your wishes granted in every circumstance.
GP Practices process personal data under Article 6(1)(c) on a lawful and legitimate basis where the organisation is obliged under law to comply with
- The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- The Freedom of Information Act
- The NHS Constitution
- The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009
By complying with these laws, the Practice has compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms in the right to object.
7) Right to access and correct
Under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to see or be given a copy of any personal data we hold about you. To gain access to a copy of your information, you will need to make a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the Practice you are normally registered with.
You also have the right to have incorrect data held about you corrected.
8) Retention period
The data will be retained for the period as specified in the national NHS records retention schedule.
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)
Download our children’s privacy notice.
Read about the London Care Record.
For more information see Our Healthier South East London Privacy Notice – https://www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/privacy-notice.htm
ACR project for patients with diabetes (and/or other conditions)
The data is being processed for the purpose of delivery of a programme, sponsored by NHS Digital, to monitor urine for indications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which is recommended to be undertaken annually for patients at risk of chronic kidney disease e.g., patients living with diabetes. The programme enables patients to test their kidney function from home. We will share your contact details with Healthy.io to enable them to contact you and send you a test kit. This will help identify patients at risk of kidney disease and help us agree any early interventions that can be put in place for the benefit of your care.
Healthy.io will only use your data for the purposes of delivering their service to you. If you do not wish to receive a home test kit from Healthy.io we will continue to manage your care within the Practice. Healthy.io are required to hold data we send them in line with retention periods outlined in the Records Management code of Practice for Health and Social Care.
Further information about this is available at: https://lp.healthy.io/minuteful_info/.
All phone calls are recorded for quality and training purposes.
iGPR Technologies Limited
We use a processor, iGPR Technologies Limited (“iGPR”), to assist us with responding to report requests relating to your patient data, such as subject access requests that you submit to us (or that someone acting on your behalf submits to us) and report requests that insurers submit to us under the Access to Medical Records Act 1988 in relation to a life insurance policy that you hold or that you are applying for.
iGPR manages the reporting process for us by reviewing and responding to requests in accordance with our instructions and all applicable laws, including UK data protection laws. The instructions we issue to iGPR include general instructions on responding to requests and specific instructions on issues that will require further consultation with the GP responsible for your care.
GP DPO details
Name: Rezaur Choudhury
Email: GPDPO@selondonics.nhs.uk