Our Privacy Statement 

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we are obliged to have a fair processing notice for personal data. This is often referred to as a Privacy Notice. It provides information about the ways in which we process (collect, store and use) your personal data as a patient in this hospital. Everyone working within healthcare has a legal duty to keep patient information confidential. “Personal data” means data relating to a living individual who is or can be identified either from the data or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the data controller – The Coombe Hospital.

Personal data will be obtained in a lawful, fair and transparent manner for a specified purpose and will not be disclosed to any third party, except in a manner compatible with that purpose, referred to in this Privacy Statement. All medical information under GDPR is deemed a special category of personal information and as a hospital we will endeavour to ensure your information is treated with the utmost respect and confidentiality

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