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It sets out the purpose of processing for direct care, research, audit, and screening programmes, and describes regulatory compliance, transparency, and non-contractual scope. It details what data is collected, how privacy information is communicated, and how patients can use the national data opt-out for uses beyond individual care.","Privacy\nAs data controllers, GPs have fair processing responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means ensuring that your personal confidential data (PCD) is handled in ways that are safe, transparent and what you would reasonably expect. Please find documents and links below.\n1 Introduction\n1.1 Policy statement\nThis policy outlines how Malling Health, part of PHL Group, will provide information to patients regarding how patient data is processed for the provision of direct care, research, audit and screening programmes.\nThis policy is to be read in conjunction with the organisation’s \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/forum/resources/uk-gdpr-policy.1703/\" \u0014UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) Policy\u0015.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/solutions/learning/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/\" \u0014UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)\u0015 and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/solutions/learning/gdpr-the-perfect-practice/\" \u0014GDPR – The Perfect Practice\u0015 eLearning courses are available in the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://hub.practiceindex.co.uk/login\" \u0014HUB\u0015.\n1.2 Status\nThe organisation aims to design and implement policies and procedures that meet the diverse needs of our service and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others, in accordance with \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents\" \u0014the Equality Act 2010\u0015. Consideration has been given to the impact this policy might have regarding the individual protected characteristics of those to whom it applies.\nThis document and any procedures contained within it are non-contractual and may be modified or withdrawn at any time. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not form part of your contract of employment. Furthermore, this document applies to all employees of the organisation and other individuals performing functions in relation to the practice such as agency workers, locums and contractors.\n2 Compliance with regulations\n2.1 UK GDPR\nThis organisation will ensure that any personal data is processed in accordance with \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/article/5\" \u0014Article 5 of the UK GDPR\u0015 and information about how this is done will be provided to patients in a format that is compliant with \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/chapter/III\" \u0014Article 12 of the UK GDPR\u0015.\n2.2 Communicating privacy information\nThe \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/ethics/confidentiality-and-health-records/gdpr-privacy-notices-for-gp-practices\" \u0014BMA\u0015 advises that this organisation must provide information to patients about how their data is processed in the form of a practice privacy notice. This organisation will display a privacy notice in the waiting room and on its website. A privacy notice template is available at Annex A. 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