Personal Data Policy

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The following IT systems are in use at the practice:

  • Referral Management (using NHS numbers in referrals)
  • Electronic Appointment Booking (the facility to book routine appointments online and, similarly, to cancel appointments
  • Online booking of repeat prescriptions
  • Summary Care Record (uploading details of your current medication and allergies to the national “spine” so that these are available for doctors involved in your care elsewhere)
  • GP to GP transfers (the electronic transfer of records from practice to practice when you re-register
  • Patient Access to records (the facility to view your medical records online).

If you would like access to your medical records enabled or would like to opt out of the local or national summary care record, please contact reception. Alternatively you can opt-out of data sharing using the links below:

  • To opt-out of Sunray Surgery sharing your summary care records please complete and submit our data sharing opt-out form.
  • To opt-out of the national NHS sharing your summary care record for research and planning please visit the your NHS data matters page of the NHS website.