Data Protection, Privacy and Confidentiality

This Practice complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).

We use your Information to provide you with Health Care services and share your information with other organisations involved in your care.

The practices processes your information under Article 6(1) and Article 9(2)(h) of the UK GDPR.

For further information see the following documents:

• COVID-19 Privacy Notice (docx)
• Practice Privacy Notice (docx)
• Practice Privacy Notice for Children (doc)
• How We Use Your Information (doc)

You are entitled to see what information we hold about you on request.

Information available from Longton Hall Surgery under the Freedom of Information Act model publication scheme can be obtained from our Practice Manager.

One Health and Care

A five minute information YouTube video about the integrated care record for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, One Health and Care.

As part of a mandatory, national programme each GP Practice will have to make a summary care record for each patient (unless the patient has already opted out).

Please read the information regarding this.

If you wish to opt out download and complete the opt out form and return to the Practice (see below).

Your GP practice holds copies of your patient health record electronically and in paper format. Both contain the healthcare information about you that your GP needs including your medical history, medications, allergies, immunisations and vaccinations.

If you have previously registered with a different GP in England, upon registering at this practice your electronic health record will, where possible, be transferred automatically from your previous practice through the use of an NHS system called GP2GP.

For further information please download this information leaflet.