Confidentiality & Medical Records
In line with the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) the practice has updated our Privacy Policy accordingly. To read our GDPR policy please click here. Tay Court Surgery may occasionally provide anonymised data for research purposes. Agencies and organisations who carry out research studies are all authorised by the NHS and have strict restrictions on the data they gather as well as the processing and destruction of the data. Further information on the ways that your data may be used can be found at the SPIRE website.
If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know.
Reception and administration staff require access to your medical records in order to do their jobs. These members of staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the medical staff.
Freedom of Information
Information about the General Practitioners and the practice required for disclosure under this act can be made available to the public. All requests for such information should be made to the practice manager.
Access to Records
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations, patients may request to see their medical records. Such requests should be made through the practice manager. No information will be released without the patient consent unless we are legally obliged to do so.
Complaints
We make every effort to give the best service possible to everyone who attends our practice.
However, we are aware that things can go wrong resulting in a patient feeling that they have a genuine cause for complaint. If this is so, we would wish for the matter to be settled as quickly, and as amicably, as possible.
To pursue a complaint please contact the practice manager who will deal with your concerns appropriately. Further written information is available regarding the complaints procedure from reception.
Violence Policy
The NHS and Tay Court Surgery operate a zero tolerance policy with regard to violence and abuse and the practice has the right to remove violent patients from the list with immediate effect in order to safeguard practice staff, patients and other persons. Violence in this context includes (but is not limited to) actual or threatened physical violence, verbal abuse or racially-aggravated abuse. In this situation we will notify the patient in writing of their removal from the list and record in the patient’s medical records the fact of the removal and the circumstances leading to it. We may also refer incidents to the Police.