All GPs are required to declare the mean earnings for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.

The GP’s receive many requests for reports from government organisations or other third parties.

The GP’s do not have a contractual obligation to complete any of these forms and they all attract a fee which takes into consideration their professional time and an administrative charge.

NHS work must always take priority.  Please be patient as you will have to wait for reports/letters/forms etc.

Information about you and the care you receive is shared in a secure system by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.  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.  This information can then be used by others such as researchers and those planning health services.

If you do not want information that identifies you to be shared outside the practice you must let us know so we can make a note on your medical record.  Please contact the surgery if you wish to opt out of the data sharing programme

Care Data Programme

ShareforYou

We are a member practice of Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group, which will be the organisation responsible for deciding how around £312m of taxpayers’ money is spent on Oldham people from April 2013. You can find out more about Oldham CCG at www.oldhamccg.nhs.uk.

Sometimes information about you, as a patient, will be used within the NHS to help us improve the care and services you receive. Information about patients can help us to:

• Protect your health, for example by assessing trends in illness
• Provide training and teaching for our staff
• Manage and plan the NHS for your benefit, for example by making sure services continue to meet your needs
• Prepare statistics on how well we are performing and how busy we are, which in turn ensures we can meet your needs.
  As a member practice we wholeheartedly support these aims. Therefore, we need to share information about the care we provide to you, as our patients, with Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body. This is a committee of clinicians and practice staff that are responsible for making decisions about local health services.

By sharing this information we can identify areas for improvement, by comparing what we do with other practices. We will be able to identify individuals who may be at a particularly high risk of being admitted to hospital, so we can support them and help prevent this happening.

We would like to reassure you this information will be shared in a safe and secure way and will be used in the strictest confidence. If you have any concerns, or any questions about how the data is being used, you should contact J Berry Hopwood House 0161 628 3628.

All patients have been allocated a named GP who is responsible for their overall care and takes responsibility for the coordination of all services required.

Patients have the right to express a preferred GP if that GP is available.