Privacy Notice: Patient Communications

This Practice hosts patient participation and engagement groups to improve the quality of services delivered by the Practice and will contact patients at times in relation to services, feedback and new initiatives in the area that they have registered an interest in.

We collect and store information that has been received directly from you when you have consented to this process.

We may share information with the following organisations with your explicit consent or when the law allows.

You have the right to object to your identifiable information being used or shared for this purpose. Please speak to the Practice if you no longer wish to have your data used or be contacted by the Practice in future.

1) Controller contact details

The Westwood Surgery
24 Westwood Lane 
Welling 
Kent
DA16 2HE
020 8303 5353

2) Data Protection Officer contact details

GP Data Protection Officer
gpdpo@selondonics.nhs.uk

3) Purpose of the processing

Fulfilment of a public task.

4) Lawful basis for processing

The lawful justifications for the processing and possible sharing of this data are -

Article 6(1)(a) “the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes”. 

5) Recipient or categories of recipients of the processed data

The data will not be shared without your explicit consent or when the law allows.

6) Rights to object

You do not have to consent to the Practice being able to contact you.

You can change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time. Contact the Practice for more information.

7) Right to access and correct

You have the right to access any identifiable data that is being shared and have any inaccuracies corrected.

8) Retention period

The data will be retained for the period as specified in the national records retention schedule.

9) Right to Complain.

You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office

Or calling their helpline Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate)

There are National Offices for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, (see ICO website)