The practice is registered with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Any request for access to notes by a patient, patient’s representative or outside body will be dealt with in accordance with the Act.
You have a right under the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 to request access to view or to obtain copies of what information the surgery holds about you and to have it amended should it be inaccurate. In order to request this, you need to do the following:
Your request must be made in writing to the GP – for information from the hospital you should write direct to them. There may be a charge to have a printed copy of the information held about you. We are required to respond to you within 30 days.
You will need to give adequate information (for example full name, address, date of birth, NHS number and details of the reason for your request) so that your identity can be verified and your records located.
To see a copy of your health record or to ask to see parts of it relating to specific points, please send a written request to:
Practice Manager
St Leonard’s Practice
Athelstan Road
Exeter EX1 1SB
Your notes will be prepared for you and depending on what you require access to online records may be granted, a document could be emailed to you or a qualified member of staff will talk you through the content. Your right to see some information may be limited – for example, if it includes details about other people.
Summary Care Record
If you’re registered with a GP surgery, you’ll have a Summary Care Record unless you’ve chosen not to have one. It contains basic information including your allergies, medicines and any reactions you’ve had to medicine in the past. By storing all this information in one place, it makes it easier for healthcare staff to treat you in an emergency, or when your GP practice is closed.
Follow this link to the NHS website for more information on how to access your health records
GP2GP
GP2GP allows patients’ electronic health records to be transferred directly, securely, and quickly between their old and new practices, when they change GPs.
Find out more about GP2GP on the NHS website
Your data matters to the NHS
Your health records contain a type of data called confidential patient information. This data can be used to help with research and planning.
You can choose to stop your confidential patient information being used for research and planning. You can also make a choice for someone else like your children under the age of 13.
Your choice will only apply to the health and care system in England. This does not apply to health or care services accessed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Follow this link to find out how this data is used and how to opt out
