patient document. This includes letters that we and the Docman vault permitted under the To access, view or request copies of your receive, scan and upload to the patient record, are kept for the following paragraph: personal information; duration specified in request rectification of any inaccuracy in your as well as letters that we receive in an the personal information; electronic format. restrict the processing of your personal The processing of Generally, Docman enables primary health care information where: records should be special categories of accuracy of the data is contested, organisations capture, file, workflow, view and “GP retained 10 years personal data manage primary care documents efficiently. the processing is unlawful or, after the patient's concerning health is we no longer need the data for Docmail enables primary health care death or after the permitted the the purposes of the processing. organisations send letters, invoices and patient has following paragraph: documents directly from computers and other permanently left the to object: In line with the GDPR Article 21, portable devices. country, unless they you have a general right to raise an objection to remain in the European the processing of your personal data in some Union. particular circumstances. This right only applies The source of the information shared in this where we cannot demonstrate compelling way is your electronic GP record for the Electronic patient legitimate grounds for continued processing of purposes of direct administrative patient care. records must not be your personal data for the purposes of direct destroyed or deleted provision of care, and compliance with a legal for the foreseeable obligation to which we are subject. future.” If you wish to exercise any of your rights please contact the Practice (data controller) or the DPO and your request will be carefully considered. Right to complain: If you are dissatisfied with the way Cheshire Road Surgery process your data, you have the right to appeal/complain to the Information Commissioner (IC). The IC can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe Water Lane Wilmslow
patient document. This includes letters that we receive, scan and upload to the patient record, as well as letters that we receive in an electronic format. Generally, Docman enables primary health care organisations capture, file, workflow, view and manage primary care documents efficiently. Docmail enables primary health care organisations send letters, invoices and documents directly from computers and other portable devices. The source of the information shared in this way is your electronic GP record for the purposes of direct administrative patient care. and the Docman vault are kept for the duration specified in the “GP records should be retained 10 years after the patient's death or after the patient has permanently left the country, unless they remain in the European Union. Electronic patient records must not be destroyed or deleted for the foreseeable future.” permitted under the following paragraph: The processing of special categories of personal data concerning health is permitted the following paragraph: To access, view or request copies of your personal information; request rectification of any inaccuracy in your personal information; restrict the processing of your personal information where: accuracy of the data is contested, the processing is unlawful or, we no longer need the data for the purposes of the processing. to object: In line with the GDPR Article 21, you have a general right to raise an objection to the processing of your personal data in some particular circumstances. This right only applies where we cannot demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for continued processing of your personal data for the purposes of direct provision of care, and compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject. If you wish to exercise any of your rights please contact the Practice (data controller) or the DPO and your request will be carefully considered. Right to complain: If you are dissatisfied with the way Cheshire Road Surgery process your data, you have the right to appeal/complain to the Information Commissioner (IC). The IC can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe Water Lane Wilmslow
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