In addition to the guidance there is and this is updated frequently as policy is developed and new issues are considered. Support The ICO has produced The IGA has also produced 5 GDPR GP Checklist This checklist is to support GP Practices to understand what they need to do to prepare for the data protection law. It is not designed to provide all the answers; rather to get practices new heading in the right direction in terms of meeting the new requirements. Following the law’s checklist are specific links to further information connected to the checklist questions. Part 1: The Basics Question Yes No Notes 1 Do you know about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and new Data Protection Act? Do you have a Data Protection Officer? 2 Do you know where to find Information Governance (IG) 3 support? Part 2: What to do next The Information Commissioner’s Office’s Familiarise yourself with the GDPR (ICO) should be read before completing the checklist: And the will help with the next stages of your preparation: Can you identify what information you 4 hold (patients and staff) how it is used and shared? 5 Do you know about the legal rights that patients and staff have over their personal data which you process? 6 Are you ready to handle Subject Access Requests under the GDPR? Have you reviewed your practice’s privacy 7 notice/ how it communicates about the information the practice uses?
In addition to the guidance there is and this is updated frequently as policy is developed and new issues are considered. Support The ICO has produced The IGA has also produced 5 GDPR GP Checklist This checklist is to support GP Practices to understand what they need to do to prepare for the new data protection law. It is not designed to provide all the answers; rather to get practices heading in the right direction in terms of meeting the new law’s requirements. Following the checklist are specific links to further information connected to the checklist questions. Part 1: The Basics Question Yes No Notes 1 Do you know about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and new Data Protection Act? 2 Do you have a Data Protection Officer? 3 Do you know where to find Information Governance (IG) support? Part 2: What to do next Familiarise yourself with the GDPR The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) should be read before completing the checklist: And the will help with the next stages of your preparation: 4 Can you identify what information you hold (patients and staff) how it is used and shared? 5 Do you know about the legal rights that patients and staff have over their personal data which you process? 6 Are you ready to handle Subject Access Requests under the GDPR? 7 Have you reviewed your practice’s privacy notice/ how it communicates about the information the practice uses?
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