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General Information
As well as our practice, there are many other local NHS services you can contact for health advice, information or treatment. Before you do, remember that you can treat many minor ailments by keeping a well-stocked medicine cabinet at home.
Waddesdon Surgery is a Research Practice
We ask you for information about yourself so that you can receive proper care and treatment. We keep this information, together with the details of your care, because it may be needed if we see you again.
We may use some of the information for other reasons, for example to help us protect the health of the public generally, to plan for the future, to train staff and to carry out medical and other health research for the benefit of everyone.
We are currently invovled in some research studies that require anonymous information from patients' notes. You cannot be indentified from this information.
If anything to do with the research would involve you personally, you will be contacted to see if you are willing to take part; you will not be indentified in any published results without your agreement.
You have a right of access to your health records
If at any time you would like to know more, or have any concerns about how we use your information, you can speak to : Mrs S King, Practice Manager; Tel 01296 658585.
Everyone working for the NHS has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential.
Accident and emergency/999
Whatever the day of time, if you or someone else experiences severe chest pain, loss of blood or suspected broken bones, go to your nearest accident and emergency department or call 999.
Accident and emergency departments are open 24 hours a day, and 365 days a year and are able to access serious injury and conditions and provide emergency treatment.
NHS Direct
NHS Direct offers free expert health information and advice 24 hours a day on
0845 4647. For Deaf people and those hard of hearing, a telephone service is available on 0845 606 4647. If English is not your preferred language, you can choose to use a confidential translation service.
Useful websites:
www.patient.co.uk
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Forms to download:
Travel Consultation Record
Change of Name and/or Address
New Patient Registration Questionnaire
Information to download:
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