Cofton Medical Centre

Providing NHS Services
NHS

Privacy Policy

This is the privacy notice of Cofton Medical Centre (the Practice) In this document, “we”, “our”, or “us” refers to Cofton Medical Centre, 2 Robinsfield Drive, West Heath, Birmingham B31 4TU.

Telephone number: 0121 693 5777

This website collects some personal data from users, as stated in our website provider’s Privacy Policy.

Our Practice aims to ensure the highest standard of medical care for our patients and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. To do this we keep records about you, your health and the care we have provided, or plan to provide, to you. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us at the address shown above.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came in to force on May 2018.

Privacy Policy

You can view our Privacy Policy by downloading it below

Patient Information Leaflet

You can download or view our Patient information leaflet about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

Children’s Privacy Policy

You can download/view our Childrens’ Privacy Policy information leaflet shown below;

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

The Data Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring the Practice remains compliant at all times with Data Protection, Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations, Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations. The Data Protection Officer shall:

  • Lead on the provision of expert advice to the Practice on all matters concerning the Data Protection Act, compliance, best practice and setting and maintaining standards
  • Inform and advise the organisation and its employees of their data protection obligations under the GDPR
  • Monitor the organisation’s compliance with the GDPR and internal data protection policies and procedures. This will include monitoring the assignment of responsibilities, awareness training, and training of staff involved in processing operations and related audits
  • Advise on the necessity of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), the manner of their implementation and outcomes
  • Serve as the contact point to the data protection authorities for all data protection issues, including data breach reporting.

The DPO will be independent and an expert in data protection. The DPO will be the Practice’s point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

The Practice Data Protection Officer is provided by SDS Myhealthcare. Any queries regarding Data
Protection issues should be addressed to him at: –

Name: SDS MyHealthcare
Email: [email protected]
Postal: West Heath Medical Centre
194-196 West Heath Road
West Heath
Birmingham
B31 3HB

Compliance with the Law

Our Privacy Policy has been compiled so as to comply with the Law of every country or legal jurisdiction in which we aim to do business. If you think it fails to satisfy the Law of your jurisdiction, we would like to hear from you.

However, ultimately it is your choice as to whether you wish to use our website.

Further Information – Understanding Patient Data

Understanding Patient Data’ supports better conversations about the uses of health information. Our aim is to explain how and why data can be used for care and research, what’s allowed and what’s not, and how personal information is kept safe. We work with patients, charities and Healthcare Professionals to champion responsible use of data.

Review of this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website on the day you use our website. We advise you to print a copy for your records.

If you have any question regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us.