Information Sharing

Information about you and the care you receive is shared, in a secure system, by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.

It is important that we, the NHS, can use this information to plan and improve services for all patients. We would like to link information from all the different places where you receive care, such as your GP, hospital and community service, to help us provide a full picture. This will allow us to compare the care you received in one area against the care you received in another, so we can see what has worked best.

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Information such as your postcode and NHS number, but not your name, will be used to link your records in a secure system, so your identity is protected. Information which does not reveal your identity can then be used by others, such as researchers and those planning health services, to make sure we provide the best care possible for everyone.

You have a choice. If you are happy for your information to be used in this way you do not have to do anything. If you have any concerns or wish to prevent this from happening, please speak to practice staff or follow the link below to the NHS England website. You can also download the opt out form below, complete it and either email it to NHS England or post it back to them. The details for this are included on the form.

We need to make sure that you know this is happening and the choices you have.

The Grove Medical Centre Patient Privacy Notice

Your Data Matters

National Data Opt Out Form

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We also share data with NHS Digital for its General Practice Data for Planning and Research data collect. There is an additional privacy notice for this which you can view below.

GPDPR Privacy Notice

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