All practice staff will have access to your medical record to the level that is required for them to perform their job role.
There are also many different local and national NHS services which involve sharing of your medical records. Each one is seperate and consent choices for one, does not apply to another.
Summary Care Record
Summary Care Record (SCR) is a national database that holds electronic records of important patient information such as current medication, allergies and details of any previous bad reactions to medicines
It is created from GP medical records - whenever a GP record is updated, the changes are synchronised to SCR.
It can be seen and used by authorised staff in other areas of the health and care system who are involved in the patient's direct care but do not need access to the patient's full record.
For more detailed information about the national Summary Care Record and the ways that you can alter what level of information about you is included, please visit NHS Digital's website
via the Electronic Data Sharing Model
The Electronic Data Sharing Model (EDSM) is designed to give patients control over their own records.
This model applies to your GP record, not just the limited information which can be found in the Summary Care Record.
This model also only applies to organisations and care providers who all use the same clinical software, TPP's SystmOne.
A patient's record will be configured to have two different consents;
1 - Consent/Dissent to "Share In" - Sharing in controls the information that can be viewed by the practice that has been recorded at another SystmOne organisation.
2 - Consent/Dissent to "Share Out" - Sharing out controls the information recorded at the practice that is shared to other SystmOne organisations.
IMPORTANT - All organisations within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, who are using TPP's SystmOne as their clinical records system, have an LLR wide Data Sharing Agreement in place. Operating under your best interests, GP Practices within LLR (including us) share your records by default with those who are involved with your care via SystmOne's EDSM model.
How to change your consent
You can change your consent at any point, you can do this directly within the SystmOnline App, if you have it, or speak to a member of staff.
You could also send your request through our Online Request system under an Administrative Request.
NHS England Research
INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM NHS WEBSITE.
The NHS uses information about patients (patient data) to research, plan and improve:
- the services we offer
- the treatment and care patients receive
We get this data from your GP surgery, hospitals and other healthcare providers. The organisation that collects your data is called NHS England.
To help improve services, NHS England shares this data with researchers from organisations such as universities or hospitals. This type of data-sharing has been happening for many years.
All data that is collected and shared is protected by strict rules around privacy, confidentiality and security.
Information:
We never sell patient data or share it with insurance or marketing companies.
To view more information and learn how you can opt out of your data being used, please visit; https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/opt-out-of-sharing-your-health-records/
