Choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning. 

Here's what you need to know:

• NHS Digital will never sell your data.
• There are strict rules about how NHS can use your data. It's only shared securely and safely. 
• Shared data helps the NHS. It has been used to find the first treatment for coronavirus and for vaccine research.

Your health records contain a type of data called confidential patient information. This data can be used to help with research and planning or you can choose to stop this data being shared. You can also make a choice for someone else like your children under the age of 13. Your choice will only apply to the health and care system in England. This does not apply to health or care services accessed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. 

Any choice you make will not impact your individual care. If you require more information regarding your confidential information please click our 'Practice Policies' tab at the bottom of this web page and read through our Privacy Policy.

If you are happy with your confidential patient information being used for research and planning you do not need to do anything. If you wish to opt out of sharing your information please click the form below to print off a verion and send to us in the post or via email.

In addition to the practice's normal opening hours and the additional surgery opening times as stated above, you can also book an appointment to see a local clinician in the evenings or on Saturday and Sunday at locations across South Worcestershire.

South Worcestershire Healthcare are working alongside practices in South Worcestershire to ensure patients can book into improved access (IA), available 7 days a week, and have set up a telephone number to enable patients to contact them between the hours of  Mon - Fri 09:00-17:00 and Sat-Sun 9-12

This means that your extended access appointment may be with a different GP or Nurse that you are used to, and these appointments are only telephone consultations, or video consultations if needed. 

You can pre-book these appointments yourself by calling the Improved Access Direct Line 01905 969864.