Compassionate Companions is an Ipswich and East Suffolk wide scheme managed and supervised by the Peninsula GP Practice (Alderton Health Centre). You can find our full privacy notice on our website or you can ask us for a paper copy of it at any time.
https://www.thepeninsulapractice.co.uk/patient-record
Please be aware that your general, primary, medical care needs continue to be managed by your own GP surgery.
We want to explain a bit about how we use and share your personal information when you become involved with Compassionate Companions.
You may share information with your Compassionate Companion, for example, in relation to “My Care Wishes” or information about your medical, social, physical, emotional, or spiritual needs.
Your Compassionate Companion will often be required to share information directly with other health and care professionals in order to carry out your wishes or to make sure that you’re GP and care records are updated. We will not use your information for anything that is not connected to your care unless we are required by law or you ask us to.
We will make sure you are told about when we plan to share information and you can raise any questions or objections you may have. You can ask to see a copy of information we hold about you and can make a complaint at:
The Practice Manager
The Peninsula Practice
Alderton Health Centre
Mill Hoo
Alderton. IP12 3DA.
The information included in a Compassion Companions notes will be not identify you directly. We will add a code so that we can link the notes with your GP or care record and evaluate how well the service is doing.
Information that is captured will be relevant and only what is necessary to support you to live as full a life as possible until death. It will be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
Both the Compassionate Companion volunteers and the Peninsula Practice are committed to protecting your privacy and are committed to complying with data protection law.
If you have any questions, please contact:
SNEE ICB DPO Service
Paul Cook
01473 770297
Email:
dpo@snee.nhs.uk
Or visit the link below for more information about your rights.