Jim Walker, a patient representative on the SPIRE Project Board reassures patients about the safeguards in place with SPIRE. General Practices will be able to decide which aspects of SPIRE they wish to participate in and patients will be able to opt out as individuals if they choose. SPIRE has also been assessed to be compliant with the new GDPR requirements. SPIRE has committed to safeguard the confidentiality of information in patients' records. To protect your confidentiality, these details will be encrypted before they leave the GP practice so you can be confident that your information is secure at all times. No notes your doctor or nurse has made from discussions you have had with them will be used and no information leaving your GP practice will have names or personal details on it. SPIRE will only use the information that is needed for the purpose of the analysis. Colin Angus, Chairman of the RCGP Patient Participation in Partnership (P3) group on how SPIRE will keep information safe and confidential, and how SPIRE can help improve health in Scotland.Ĭertain information from your GP patient records will be used, such as your date of birth, gender, vaccinations, diagnoses and prescribed medicines.
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