{"id":526,"date":"2018-05-10T15:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bristolcrown.com\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T13:00:52","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bristolcrown.com\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
CONFIDENTIALITY<\/strong><\/p>\n The need for the strict confidentiality of personal information about patients and clients is taken very seriously. This document sets out our policy for maintaining confidentiality and all members of the laboratory team must comply with these safeguards as part of their contract of employment.<\/p>\n The importance of confidentiality<\/strong><\/p>\n The relationship between our laboratory and our clients is based on the understanding that any information received regarding a patient will not be divulged without prior consent.\u00a0 Patients undergoing dental treatment have the right to privacy and this is extended to information supplied by the dentist to our laboratory.\u00a0 If confidentiality is breached, the Dental Care Professional (DCP) faces investigation by the General Dental Council and possible erasure from the DCP Register.<\/p>\n All staff must follow the General Dental Council\u2019s rules for maintaining patient confidentiality contained in Standards for dental professionals<\/em> and Principles of patient confidentiality<\/em>.<\/p>\n If confidentiality is breached, each registered dental professional involved is responsible to the Council for their individual conduct.<\/p>\n Personal information<\/strong><\/p>\n In a dental laboratory context, personal information held by our laboratory about a patient includes:<\/p>\n Principles of confidentiality<\/strong><\/p>\n This laboratory has adopted the following principles of confidentiality:<\/p>\n Personal information about a patient and our clients:<\/p>\n Disclosures to third parties<\/strong><\/p>\n There are certain restricted circumstances in which this laboratory may decide to disclose information to a third party or may be required to disclose by law.\u00a0 A brief summary of the circumstances is given below.<\/p>\n When disclosure is in the public interest<\/strong><\/p>\n There are certain circumstances where the wider public interest outweighs the rights of the patient to confidentiality.\u00a0 This might include cases where disclosure would prevent a serious future risk to the public or assist in the prevention or prosecution of serious crime.<\/p>\n When disclosure can be made<\/strong><\/p>\n There are circumstances when personal information can be disclosed:<\/p>\n DATA PROTECTION POLICY<\/strong><\/p>\n Keeping records<\/strong><\/p>\n Due to the nature of records held by our laboratory, registration with the Information Commissioner is not required.<\/p>\n What information do we hold?<\/strong><\/p>\n To provide our clients and their patients with dental appliances the information held by this laboratory to enable manufacture of the appliance and invoicing activities includes:<\/p>\n Why do we hold this information?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n To enable our business to undertake proper accounts and to maintain compliance with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).<\/p>\n Processing data <\/strong><\/p>\n No data is processed in this laboratory expect for producing financial invoicing to our clients.<\/p>\n DATA SECURITY POLICY<\/strong><\/p>\n This laboratory is committed to ensuring the security of all data and information held by the business and this objective is expected by every member of our team without exception.<\/p>\n Confidentiality <\/strong><\/p>\n Physical security measures<\/strong><\/p>\n Information held on computer<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This statement has been issued to all existing staff, should any staff have concerns about the security of any information or data held within the laboratory they should contact the laboratory manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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