Playin' It Safe

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Data Protection

The confidentiality of your information is of paramount concern to the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust and Worcestershire County Council. To this end Worcestershire Primary Care Trust and Worcestershire County Council are registered under the Data Protection Act 1988. Users should note that information submitted to www.playinitsafe.co.uk over this website is unprotected until it reaches us.

Under the Data Protection Act 1988, NHS and County Council staff must ensure that information held about you is secure and can only be accessed by authorised staff. NHS staff are required to comply with a set of principles governing confidentiality, security and use of patients’ health records. These principles are known as the ‘Caldicott Principles’. Worcestershire Primary Care Trust have appointed a Caldicott Guardian, who has responsibility to ensure the protection of patient confidentiality throughout the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust in accordance with a patient’s legal rights.

Under this Act you are entitled to see information held about you in your health records. A request for access under the Act must be made in writing and a form enabling you to request access is available from your Medical Records Manager. For further information on how to access your medical records visit:

http://www.worcestershirehealth.nhs.uk

The information you give may be used to support local clinical audit and other work to monitor the quality of care provided.

There are legal restrictions on disclosure in respect of Sexually Transmitted Infections and the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust takes all necessary steps to secure information and to comply with those regulations.

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This information will be contained in replies to enquires

Worcestershire Sexual Health Helpline
0800 783 2936 Mon-Fri 9am - 4.30pm

Sexwise
0800 28 29 30 - 7am - midnight 7 days a week (Under 18s National helpline)

UK National NHS Sexual Health Helpline
0800 567 123 - 24 hours a day 7 days a week

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