{"id":49,"date":"2022-01-04T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleboroughdentalpractice.co.uk\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:50:48","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/littleboroughdentalpractice.co.uk\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49\" class=\"elementor elementor-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11a95b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d11a95b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2c63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc2c63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data protection privacy notice for patients\u00a0\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e0452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e0452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u202fIn providing your dental care and treatment, we will ask for information about you and your health. Occasionally, we may receive information from other providers who have been involved in providing your care. This privacy notice describes the type of personal information we hold, why we hold it and what we do with it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd154f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cd154f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u202fInformation that we collect\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128b063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128b063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We may collect the following information about you:<\/p><ul><li>Personal details such as your name, date of birth, national insurance number, NHS number, address, telephone number and email address<\/li><li>Information about your dental and general health, including<ul><li>Clinical records made by dentists and other dental professionals involved with your care and treatment<\/li><li>X-rays, clinical photographs, digital scans of your mouth and teeth, and study models<\/li><li>Medical and dental histories<\/li><li>Treatment plans and consent<\/li><li>Notes of conversations with you about your care<\/li><li>Dates of your appointments<\/li><li>Details of any complaints you have made and how these complaints were dealt with<\/li><li>Correspondence with other health professionals or institutions<\/li><li>Details of the fees we have charged, the amounts you have paid and some payment details.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f775d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f775d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Practice owner is responsible for keeping secure the information about you that we hold.<\/p><p><em>Our data protection officer, ICO, ensures that the practice complies with data protection requirements to ensure that we collect, use, store and dispose of your information responsibly.<\/em><\/p><p>Those at the practice who have access to your information include dentists and other dental professionals involved with your care and treatment, and the reception staff responsible for the management and administration of the practice.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d2818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15d2818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we use your information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64fdd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64fdd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To provide you with the dental care and treatment that you need, we require up-to-date and accurate information about you.<\/p><p>We will share your information with the NHS in connection with your dental treatment.<\/p><p>We will seek your preference for how we contact you about your dental care. Our usual methods are telephone, email or letter.<\/p><p><em>If we wish to use your information for dental research or dental education, we will discuss this with you and seek your consent. Depending on the purpose and if possible, we will anonymise your information. If this is not possible we will inform you and discuss your options.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f8b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7f8b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharing information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a926d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a926d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your information is normally used only by those working at the practice but there may be instances where we need to share it \u2013 for example, with:<\/p><ul><li>Your doctor<\/li><li>The hospital or community dental services or other health professionals caring for you<\/li><li>NHS payment authorities<\/li><li>The Department for Work and Pensions and its agencies, where you are claiming exemption or remission from NHS charges<\/li><li>Private dental schemes of which you are a member.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b3588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b3588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will only disclose your information on a need-to-know basis and will limit any information that we share to the minimum necessary.<\/p><p>In certain circumstances or if required by law, we may need to disclose your information to a third party not connected with your health care, including HMRC or other law enforcement or government agencies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a9ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13a9ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping your information safe<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f0999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8f0999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We store your personal information securely on our practice computer system. Your information cannot be accessed by those who do not work at the practice; only those working at the practice have access to your information. They understand their legal responsibility to maintain confidentiality and follow practice procedures to ensure this.<\/p><p>We take precautions to ensure security of the practice premises, the practice filing systems and\u00a0We use high-quality specialist dental software to record and use your personal information safely and effectively. Our computer system has a secure audit trail and we back-up information routinely.<\/p><p>We keep your records for 10 years after the date of your last visit to the Practice or until you reach the age of 25 years, whichever is the longer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5719b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5719b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to your information and other rights<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a741a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a741a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have a right to access the information that we hold about you and to receive a copy. You should submit your request to the practice in writing.<\/p><p>You can also request us to:<\/p><ul><li>Correct any information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. If we have disclosed that information to a third party, we will let them know about the change<\/li><li>Erase information we hold although you should be aware that, for legal reasons, we may be unable to erase certain information (for example, information about your dental treatment<\/li><li>Stop using your information \u2013 for example, sending you reminders for appointments or information about our service<\/li><li>Supply your information electronically to another dentist.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6920c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6920c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you do not agree<\/strong><\/p><p>If you do not wish us to use your personal information as described, you should discuss the matter with your dentist. If you object to the way that we collect and use your information, we may not be able to continue to provide your dental care.<\/p><p>If you have any concerns about how we use your information and you do not feel able to discuss it with your dentist or anyone at the practice, you should contact The Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF (0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f76d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f76d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Opt-Out Policy England<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83cdf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e83cdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the NHS and care services use your information<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2de97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2de97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Littleborough Dental Practice is one of many organisations working in the health and care system to improve care for patients and the public. Whenever you use a health or care service, such as attending Accident &amp; Emergency or using Community Care services, important information about you is collected in a patient record for that service. Collecting this information helps to ensure you get the best possible care and treatment. The information collected about you when you use these services can also be used and provided to other organisations for purposes beyond your individual care, for instance to help with:<\/p><ul><li>Improving the quality and standards of care provided<\/li><li>Research into the development of new treatments<\/li><li>Preventing illness and diseases<\/li><li>Monitoring safety<\/li><li>Planning services<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7007a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7007a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This may only take place when there is a clear legal basis to use this information. All these uses help to provide better health and care for you, your family and future generations. Confidential patient information about your health and care is\u00a0<strong>only used<\/strong>\u00a0like this where allowed by law.<\/p><p>Most of the time, anonymised data is used for research and planning so that you cannot be identified in which case your confidential patient information isn\u2019t needed.<\/p><p>You have a choice about whether you want your confidential patient information to be used in this way. If you are happy with this use of information you do not need to do anything. If you do choose to opt out your confidential patient information will still be used to support your individual care. To find out more or to register your choice to opt out, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/nhs.uk\/your-nhs-data-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhs.uk\/your-nhs-data-matters<\/a>. On this web page you will:<\/p><ul><li>See what is meant by confidential patient information<\/li><li>Find examples of when confidential patient information is used for individual care and examples of when it is used for purposes beyond individual care<\/li><li>Find out more about the benefits of sharing data<\/li><li>Understand more about who uses the data<\/li><li>Find out how your data is protected<\/li><li>Be able to access the system to view, set or change your opt-out setting<\/li><li>Find the contact telephone number if you want to know any more or to set\/change your opt-out by phone<\/li><li>See the situations where the opt-out will not apply<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3cc10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3cc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can also find out more about how patient information is used at:\u2028 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hra.nhs.uk\/information-about-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hra.nhs.uk\/information-about-patients\/<\/a> (which covers health and care research); and\u2028 <a href=\"https:\/\/understandingpatientdata.org.uk\/what-you-need-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/understandingpatientdata.org.uk\/what-you-need-know<\/a> (which covers how and why patient information is used, the safeguards and how decisions are made)<\/p><p>You can change your mind about your choice at any time.<\/p><p>Data being used or shared for purposes beyond individual care does not include your data being shared with insurance companies or used for marketing purposes and data would only be used in this way with your specific agreement.<\/p><p>Our practice only uses your personal health data to provide individualised care to you and does not disclose your data for any other purposes. The national data opt-out does not apply to our usage of your data and we are compliant with the policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data protection privacy notice for patients\u00a0 \u202fIn providing your dental care and treatment, we will ask for information about you and your health. Occasionally, we may receive information from other providers who have been involved in providing your care. 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