As you may be aware NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) has been established as a new Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) from the 1st April 2021.

AS PART OF THE GDPR REGULATIONS THAT CAME INTO FORCE IN MAY 2018, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE A NOMINATED DATA PROTECTION OFFICER FOR THE PRACTICE.

THE DETAILS OF THIS ARE BELOW.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR QUERIES REGARDING THIS PLEASE CONTACT THE PRACTICE MANAGER. 

OUR DATA PROTECTION OFFICER IS:

 Name of the ‘Data Protection Officer as a Service’ – Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), Information Governance, Data Protection Officer Support Service. Our web address is: Keeping patient information safe – Digital Health and Care Wales (nhs.wales)

 Contact via – DHCWGMPDPO@wales.nhs.uk 

The staff at this practice record information about you and your health so that you can receive the right care and treatment.  We may need to record this information, together with the details of your care you receive, because it may be needed if we see you again.

We may use some of this information for other reasons, for example, to help us to protect the health of the general public , to plan for the future, to train staff and to carry out medical and other health research for the benefit of everyone. 

 If at any time you would like to know more, or have any concerns about how we use your information, you can speak to Nerys Boswell Telephone number: 01437 762162

Welsh GP Record

NHS Wales has changed to the way it uses patient information for care.

A digital summary of the information held in your GP record is available to the doctors, nurses and registered health professionals looking after you when you are in hospital. It will help them to give quick, safe and quality care.

Vital information from your GP Record has been available for some time to support your care when the surgery is closed ‘out of hours’ or in an emergency.

But, until now those caring for you in hospital, during an outpatient appointment of in-patient stay, were not able to access the important information held by your GP straight away. This includes current medications, recent tests and allergies.

Only the healthcare professionals looking you can see your information, and only with your permission. NHS Wales can check on who, when and how every record was looked at.

The Welsh GP Record is a summary of your full GP medical record. It contains your: • Name, address and contact details • Current medication and medication they have been prescribed in the last two years • Allergies or any adverse reactions • Current problems or diagnosis • Results of any recent tests they have had in the previous year, for example, blood tests and x-rays

It does not include any private discussions you may have had with your GP.

Opt-out

If you don’t want anyone other than your GP to see your records you can opt-out. You can do this by completing an opt-out form available from your GP practice. Patients are encouraged to talk with their GP before opting-out as it could make a difference to the care they receive. If a parent or guardian of a child under 16 does not wish their child to have a record, they can opt-out on their behalf, but should discuss this with their GP first. Learn More: www.gprecord.wales.nhs.uk

For full details please click here.