Our Policies
Care.data
Under the new Health and Social Care Act, GP practices will soon be required to supply data to the Health & Social Care Information Centre.
This differs from the information provided to form a Summary Care Record and is sent to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and will be used to plan and improve services for all patients
Information will be extracted electronically from the Practice in a form that can identify you. The Practice has to provide this information. However, individual patients can instruct us to stop the transfer of their data. If you choose to opt out of having your data uploaded, you need to let us know and your electronic notes will be coded to stop the data being sent.
There are important differences between allowing the NHS to use your information for planning and research and the Summary Care Record (SCR). The SCR may be used by any health professional in the country to provide you with care. If you have chosen not to have a SCR this does not automatically mean you also wish to stop the use of your information being used to improve health services.
Pick up a leaflet from the Practice or follow this link for more in-depth information regarding Care.data.
CHIE (Care and Health Information Exchange)
The Care and Health Information Exchange (CHIE) is a secure system which shares health and social care information from GP surgeries, hospitals, community and mental health, social services and others. CHIE shows the medication you are currently taking, your allergies, test results and other important medical and care information. Health and care staff can see this information if they need to know about your previous history.
To find out more information visit http://www.careandhealthinformationexchange.org.uk
Summary Care Records
Summary Care Records (SCR) is an electronic record of important patient information, created from GP medical records. They can be seen and used by authorised staff in other areas of the health and care system involved in the patient’s direct care.
At a minimum, the SCR holds important information about;
- current medication
- allergies and details of any previous bad reactions to medicines
- the name, address, date of birth and NHS number of the patient
Follow this link for more in-depth information regarding Summary Care Records.
Privacy Policy
The Practice understands how important it is to keep your personal information safe and secure and we take this very seriously. We have taken steps to make sure your personal information is looked after in the best possible way and we review this regularly.
Please read our privacy notice carefully, as it contains important information about how we use the personal and healthcare information we collect on your behalf.
Earnings Disclosure
All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.
The average pay for GPs working in The Friarsgate Practice in the last financial year was £64,731 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 2 full time GPs, 12 part time GPs, and no locum GPs who worked in the practice for more than six months.