Privacy Notice for Children and Young People

Meet Johnny. He hasn’t been feeling very well this week, so his mum takes him to see a doctor.

Talking to the Doctor

When Johnny arrives at the clinic, Dr Smith greets him and asks how he is feeling. This helps the doctor understand what might be making Johnny unwell.

Getting the Right Treatment

Dr Smith gives Johnny some medicine to help him feel better.
She also writes the medicine down in his medical records. This is important because the next time Johnny sees a doctor, they will be able to check what treatments he has had before.

Johnny’s Medical Records

Name: Johnny Jones
Date of Birth: 01/06/2015
Address: Number 1, The Street
Mum: Janet Jones

Medical History:

• Broken leg – 2021
• Flu – 2023

Feeling Better

After taking the medicine, Johnny starts to feel much better. He’s happy to be on the mend!

Just like Johnny’s doctor, HCRG Care Group hold Medical Records with information about you. We keep this information on so that we can help you get better when you are feeling ill. We also want to make sure you are safe at all times and protect you from harm.

A law called the UK GDPR lets us keep your information on to help look after you.

We only share your information on with people we trust. For example:

• Your parents.
• Other doctors or nurses looking after you.
• Your school.
• Social workers.

The law gives us rules to follow to make sure we keep your information safe. We only let people who are looking after you see your Medical Records.

The law says that you can:

• Ask us for a copy of your Medical Records.
• Ask us to make sure your Medical Records are correct.
• Ask us to delete your information or stop using it in a certain way.
• Ask us not to share your Medical Records with anyone else.

You or your parents can contact our Data Protection on Officer if you have any questions. A Data Protection Officer is the person responsible for keeping your information safe. Our Data Protection Officer is called Deborah Tonkin.

You can contact her using the details below:

 Send her an email ask.IG@hcrgcaregroup.com 

 Write a letter to her in the post

Information Governance Team
HCRG Care Group
The Heath Business and Technical Park
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 4QX