Noticeboard

Notice to Close


For the purposes of Staff training this surgery, along with others in the Thurrock area, will be closed on the afternoon of  Tuesday 9th April 2024.  Please note we shall be closed from 12.30pm.
During closure an Emergency Only service will be in operation and you are asked to telephone 01375 480000 where a contact number will be provided.
The surgery will open as normal on Wednesday 10th April 2024


 



Prescriptions


Please allow THREE working days for repeat prescriptions to be processed, allow an extra day if your request has been sent after 11.30am.  Please bear this in mind when requesting your prescription, including if requesting via a pharmacy.  Thank you.


Repeat Prescription Form Please complete and return to the surgery via the post box or email us at chafford.prescriptions@nhs.net


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National Data Opt-Out

Your Data Matters to the NHS. Information about your health and care helps us to improve your individual care, speed up diagnosis, plan your local services and research
new treatments.


In May 2018, the strict rules about how this data can and cannot be used were strengthened. The NHS is committed to keeping patient information safe and always being clear about how it is used.


You can choose whether your confidential patient information is used for research and planning. 

 

National Data Opt-Out & Patients

 

Patients who can choose to set a national data opt-out

Anyone who has an NHS number and has registered for care or treatment with the NHS in England can set an opt out if they wish to, even if they don’t currently live in England.

Patient who can set an opt out choice for themselves

If the patient is aged 13 or over, they can set their own opt-out choice using the online service, the telephone service, the NHS App, or ‘print and post’, completing a form by hand and sending it in.

 

Patients who can set an opt-out choice on behalf of someone else

Someone can set an opt-out choice on behalf of a patient, by proxy, if:

  • they are the parent or legal guardian of the patient, who is a child aged 12 or under
  • they have a formal legal relationship with the patient, for example legal power of attorney or are a court-appointed deputy.

They can only do this using the ‘print and post’ service.

 

Changing an opt-out

An opt-out choice can be changed at any time by the patient or their proxy.

 

Using the online service

Patients can set their own opt-out choice by visiting www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters using any internet enabled device.  So that the service can confirm their identify, they will need to provide:

  • their NHS number, or their postcode ( as registered with the GP practice)
  • their mobile phone number or email address provided previously at a GP practice or other NHS service

The online service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Using the NHS App

Patient who have registered for the NHS App using NHS login can set a national data opt-out using the app.

 

Using the telephone service

Patients can set their own opt-out choice by calling 0300 303 5678.

Calling this number should cost no more than calls to a normal landline number.

The telephone service is available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, apart from on English bank or public holidays.

 

Using ‘print-and-post’

If a patient is unable to use the online or telephone service, or would prefer not to, they can complete a paper form and post it.

The form can be downloaded from www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters or requested by calling the telephone service on 0300 303 5678

 

Patients in prison or secure settings

There are special arrangements for patients in prison or other similar secure settings, known as detained and secure estates.  A health and care professional can help register a patient’s opt-out choice. See Guidance for detained and secure estates.

 

Confirmation

During the process of setting their opt-out choice, the patient can choose their preferred communication method:

  • email
  • SMS text
  • Letter

Once the process has been completed, the patient will receive a confirmation that their national data opt-out choice has been set.

 



 
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