Patient information

Why do we collect information about you?

The NHS aims to provide you with the highest quality of health care. To do this we must keep records about you, your health and the care we have provided, or plan to provide to you.

Health records are held on paper and electronically and we have a legal duty to keep these confidential, accurate and secure at all times in line with the Data Protection Act.

Our staff are trained to handle your information correctly and protect your privacy. We aim to maintain high standards, adopt best practice for our record keeping and regularly check and report on how we are doing. Your information is never collected for direct marketing purposes and is not sold on to any other third parties.

Information is held for specified periods of time as set out in the Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care.