Data protection of health records

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Walnut Tree Surgery, Southampton should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Walnut Tree Surgery

I would be grateful if you could supply the following information as of today‘s date:

1/ the number of patients registered at your GP’s practice;

2/ the number of patients whose records have had the objection code 9Nu0 (SystmOne XaZ89) entered, following the patient declining their consent to their clinical data being extracted electronically;

3/ the number of patients whose records have been coded with 9Nu4 (SystmOne XaaVL) forbidding any of the patient's data, from any NHS source, leaving the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC);

4/ the number of patient subject access requests (Data Protection Act 1998, section 7) received in 2014;

5/ fees quoted for subject access requests in 2014;

6/ number of patients, to date, who have registered for your online service - booking appointments, receiving medication lists and making repeat prescriptions.

Thank you for your precious time.

Yours sincerely

Peter D Williams

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