law duty of confidence (the Disability you is inaccurate or incorrect, please let Your right to view your health Discrimination and the Race Relations us know. record Acts may also apply). You have the right to ask for a copy of all our records about you. We also comply with the NHS Code of Practice on Confidentiality and optical There may be a charge to have a printed practices have a requirement under their copy of the information held about you. professional Code of Ethics to keep Your request must be made in writing to records about you confidential, secure the optical practice holding your and accurate. information. We are required to respond to your request within 40 days. All of our staff contracts of employment contain a requirement to keep patient You will need to give adequate information confidential. information in order for optical staff to identify you (for example, full name, Our guiding principle is that we hold your address and date of birth). records in strict confidence. If you think any information we hold on
law duty of confidence (the Disability Discrimination and the Race Relations Acts may also apply). We also comply with the NHS Code of Practice on Confidentiality and optical practices have a requirement under their professional Code of Ethics to keep records about you confidential, secure and accurate. All of our staff contracts of employment contain a requirement to keep patient information confidential. Our guiding principle is that we hold your records in strict confidence. Your right to view your health record You have the right to ask for a copy of all our records about you. There may be a charge to have a printed copy of the information held about you. Your request must be made in writing to the optical practice holding your information. We are required to respond to your request within 40 days. You will need to give adequate information in order for optical staff to identify you (for example, full name, address and date of birth). If you think any information we hold on you is inaccurate or incorrect, please let us know.
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