This website uses cookies to function correctly.
You may delete cookies at any time but doing so may result in some parts of the site not working correctly.
 

Noticeboard

For extra GP services please see tab on the right #HelpMyNHS.

Local residents can get quick healthcare advice on how to deal with illness or injury by dialling 111, when it’s not a 999 emergency. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and is free from landlines and mobiles. Callers can also get information on local health services and advice on illnesses and injuries.

 

NHS 111 is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone who needs urgent health advice by dialling 1-1-1.

 

There also are a range of services that patients with less serious conditions can access, including:

 

-       Pharmacies – for advice on common health problems such as coughs, colds, aches and pains, and how to use your medicines

 

-       GPs – for a wide range of health advice and some minor surgery

 

-       Minor Injuries Unit at Caterham Dene Hospital for people aged 18 and over, open from 9am to 8pm, 7 days a week for:

 

  • Cuts and grazes
  • Sprains and strains
  • Broken bones (fractures)
  • Bites and stings
  • Infected wounds
  • Eye problems, such as infections or scratches
  • Sports injuries
  • Minor burns and scalds

 

-       Mental health – in times of crisis or distress please call: 0300 456 83 42. There is a SMS texting facility for people who are deaf or hard of hearing: 07717 98 90 24

 

Community information - This will help signpost support in the community, go to:-  www.surreycc.gov.uk/careinformationresources

 

Care.data

Information about you and the care you receive is shared, in a secure system, by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.

It is important that the NHS can use this information to plan and improve services for all patients. The NHS would like to link information from all the different places where you receive care, such as your GP, hospital and community service, to help provide a full picture. This will allow the NHS to compare the care you received in one area against the care you received in another, so it can see what has worked best.

Information such as your postcode and NHS number, but not your name, will be used to link your records in a secure system, so your identity is protected. Information which does not reveal your identity can then be used by others, such as researchers and those planning health services, to make sure we provide the best care possible for everyone.

You have a choice. If you are happy for your information to be used in this way you do not have to do anything. If you have any concerns or wish to prevent this from happening, please speak to practice staff or download a copy of the NHS leaflet “How information about you helps us to provide better care”

Practice Policies

Complaints

commentsIf you have any suggestions about the service we provide or complaints about the service you receive from us, please let us know. We operate a practice complaints procedure as part of a NHS system for dealing with complaints.

Our complaints system meets national criteria. If you wish to make a complaint your first point of contact at the surgery is the Practice Manager, Mrs Caroline Towers.

Patients Charter

Whyteleafe Surgery is a long established medical practice that is committed to preserve and enhance its good reputation for being a caring practice.

We undertake to:

  • Treat you with respect and courtesy at all times
  • Provide you with advice and treatment in a timely manner
  • Help you make decisions about your health by treating you as an equal
  • Discuss what treatment is available and refer you on to other experts where necessary
  • Maintain confidentiality in what we discuss and the records we keep on your behalf
  • Keep up to date with developments in health care by continuing to learn

In return we ask you to:

  • Keep your appointment, or let us know as soon as possible if you can’t
  • Only use the out-of-hours services in an emergency
  • Only request home visits for those that are too ill to come to the surgery
  • Please allow 48 hours for your repeat prescription
  • Be nice to our staff! They do their best for you and respond very well to “please” and “thank you”
  • Let us know, via the practice manager, if you have any suggestions or cause for complaint as soon as possible
  • Let us know when we have done well

Confidentiality

padlocked_foldersThe practice complies with General Data Protection Regulation and Access to Medical Records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances:

  • To provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services.
  • To help you get other services e.g. from the social work department. This requires your consent.
  • When we have a duty to others e.g. in child protection cases Anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services e.g. for diabetic care.

If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know.

Reception and administration staff require access to your medical records in order to do their jobs. These members of staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the medical staff.

Your data, privacy and the Law. How we use your medical records.

 

  • This practice handles medical records according to the laws on data protection and confidentiality.
  • We share medical records with health professionals who are involved in providing you with care and treatment. This is on a need to know basis and event by event.
  • Some of your data is automatically copied to the Shared Care Summary Record.
  • We may share some of your data with local out of hours / urgent or emergency care service.
  • Data about you is used to manage national screening campaigns such as Flu, Cervical cytology and Diabetes prevention.
  • Data about you, usually de-identified, is used to manage the NHS and make payments.
  • We share information when the law requires us to do, for instance when we are inspected or reporting certain illnesses or safeguarding vulnerable people.
  • Your data is used to check the quality of care provided by the NHS.
  • We may also share medical records for medical research.

For more information see our full Privacy Notices below

Privacy Notice Care Quality Commission

Privacy Notice - Emergencies

Privacy Notice - Direct Care

Privacy Notice - National Screening Programmes

Privacy Notice - Payments

Privacy Notice - Summary Care Record

Privacy Notice - NHS Digital

Privacy Notice - Public Health

Privacy Notice - Planning and Risk Assessment

Privacy Notice - Safeguarding

Privacy Notice - Research

To find out more visit Your data matters to the NHS

Access to Health Records

The Practice Manager will assist any patient wishing to have access to his or her own medical record, subject to the relevant Acts. A charge may be made if copies of records are required. An initial request can be made by emailing this form to whyteleafe.surgery@nhs.net

Medical Records Access Form



 
Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergencyNHS ChoicesThis site is brought to you by My Surgery Website