Our pharmacists and their staff are members of been supplied by this pharmacy; the wider NHS, and sometimes Local Authorities, your local healthcare team. details of medicines purchased from the and only limited information to those external to pharmacy without a prescription (“over the NHS who negotiate and check the accuracy They aim to provide you with the highest quality the counter medicines”); of our payments; and, of healthcare. To do this they need to keep other details and notes about your health and medical treatment; sharing only limited information records about you, your health and the care we Management – have provided or plan to provide to you. information relevant to your continued with the NHS Business Services Authority and care from other people who care for you others in the wider NHS, and sometimes Local We know that you your privacy and the and know you well, such as other health Authorities; as well as those external to the NHS security of personal information held about you. professionals and relatives; and who ensure we maintain appropriate any other services we provide to you, for professional and service standards and that your example, a flu vaccination. declarations and ours are accurate. Information recorded We hold your information for as long as advised As part of providing a professional, safe and Processing Information by the NHS. efficient service, is certain information that we record. This includes details of drugs and We process your personal data, which includes We process your personal data in the appliances dispensed against NHS prescriptions information from your prescriptions and any performance of a task in the public interest for as well as significant advice given, and referrals pharmacy and health care services we provide to the provision of healthcare and treatment. A made to other health professionals and any you (including medicines use reviews, flu pharmacist is responsible for the confidentiality other relevant information. vaccinations, stop smoking services etc.) for the of your information. purposes of: Information recorded may include: [Additional information/ more detail may need Your care providing pharmacy services and care to you to and, be as added] – details about you, such as address, appropriate, sharing your information with your GP and others date of birth, next of kin; in the NHS; records of medicines you have been prescribed by your doctor or another Our payments sharing your information with Your Rights – qualified prescriber, and which have the NHS Business Services Authority, others in
Our pharmacists and their staff are members of your local healthcare team. They aim to provide you with the highest quality of healthcare. To do this they need to keep records about you, your health and the care we have provided or plan to provide to you. We know that you your privacy and the security of personal information held about you. Information recorded As part of providing a professional, safe and efficient service, is certain information that we record. This includes details of drugs and appliances dispensed against NHS prescriptions as well as significant advice given, and referrals made to other health professionals and any other relevant information. Information recorded may include: details about you, such as address, date of birth, next of kin; records of medicines you have been prescribed by your doctor or another qualified prescriber, and which have been supplied by this pharmacy; details of medicines purchased from the pharmacy without a prescription (“over the counter medicines”); other details and notes about your health and medical treatment; information relevant to your continued care from other people who care for you and know you well, such as other health professionals and relatives; and any other services we provide to you, for example, a flu vaccination. Processing Information We process your personal data, which includes information from your prescriptions and any pharmacy and health care services we provide to you (including medicines use reviews, flu vaccinations, stop smoking services etc.) for the purposes of: Your care – providing pharmacy services and care to you and, as appropriate, sharing your information with your GP and others in the NHS; Our payments – sharing your information with the NHS Business Services Authority, others in the wider NHS, and sometimes Local Authorities, and only limited information to those external to the NHS who negotiate and check the accuracy of our payments; and, Management – sharing only limited information with the NHS Business Services Authority and others in the wider NHS, and sometimes Local Authorities; as well as those external to the NHS who ensure we maintain appropriate professional and service standards and that your declarations and ours are accurate. We hold your information for as long as advised by the NHS. We process your personal data in the performance of a task in the public interest for the provision of healthcare and treatment. A pharmacist is responsible for the confidentiality of your information. [Additional information/ more detail may need to be added] Your Rights
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