Your Information

Howdale Group Practice and Your Information

Howdale Group Practice takes your privacy very seriously. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a Data Controller and our registration number is Z6925832

If you have any questions or wish to make a request in relation to your information, please contact us at;

Howdale Group Practice, Howdale Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9AF

Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted via emma.cooper35@nhs.net

Howdale Group Practice aims to provide you with the highest quality health care. To do this we must keep records about you, your health and the care we have provided or plan to provide to you.

Your doctor and other health professionals caring for you, such as nurses or physiotherapists, keep records about your health and treatment so that they are able to provide you with the best possible care.

These records are called your ‘health care record’ and may be stored in paper form or on computer and electronic systems and may include Personal Data;

basic details about you, such as address, date of birth, NHS number, and next of kin

as well as Sensitive Personal Data;

contact we have had with you, such as clinical visits
notes and reports about your health
details and records about your treatment and care
results of x-rays, laboratory tests etc.

Healthcare providers are permitted to collect, store, use and share this information under Data Protection Legislation which has a specific section related to healthcare information.

Howdale Privacy Policy

Your practice takes privacy seriously and we want to provide you with information about your rights, who we share your information with and how we keep it secure.

Please use the links below to find more information about the practice and data protection.