The Practice is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and has strict Information Governance policies to ensure we meet all 8 principles set out in the Act in regard to holding, updating, protecting and releasing the confidential information that we hold.
We take all aspects of Information Governance very seriously and all staff are trained with regard to the security, accuracy and confidentiality of the data we hold. Any breaches of our Information Governance policies will be treated as serious disciplinary matters.
We use an approved web based clinical software system, EMIS Web, for recording patient data and this provides secure off-site data storage with full and regular backup of the data to prevent loss of data. Any significant breaches will be reported to the appropriate authority