Dr Bawa Limited (trading as Time Clinic) is committed to providing a confidential service to patients. No information given to Dr Bawa Limited will be shared with any other organisation or individual without the patient\u2019s expressed permission.<\/p>\n
ICO Registration ZA231884<\/strong><\/p>\n For the purpose of this policy, confidentiality relates to the sharing of personal, sensitive or identifiable information about individuals or organisations (confidential information), which comes into the possession of the organisation through its work.<\/p>\n Dr Bawa Limited holds personal data about its staff, users, members etc which will only be used for the purposes for which it was gathered and will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the organisation without prior permission.<\/p>\n All personal data will be dealt with sensitively and in the strictest confidence internally and externally.<\/p>\n The purpose of the Confidentiality Policy is to ensure that all staff, members and users understand the organisations requirements in relation to the disclosure of personal data and confidential information.<\/p>\n It is not acceptable for staff to:<\/p>\n All records are kept in locked filing cabinets. All information relating to service users will be left in locked drawers. This includes notebooks, copies of correspondence and any other sources of information.<\/p>\n Dr Bawa Limited recognises that occasions may arise where individual workers feel they need to breach confidentiality. Confidential or sensitive information relating to an individual may be divulged where there is risk of danger to the individual, a volunteer or employee, or the public at large, or where it is against the law to withhold it. In these circumstances, information may be divulged to external agencies e.g. police or social services on a need to know basis.<\/p>\n Dr Bawa Limited will monitor this policy to ensure it meets statutory and legal requirements including the Data Protection Act. Training on the policy will include these aspects.<\/p>\n All staff members will receive a copy of the confidentiality policy, and associated guidance notes. Existing and new workers will be introduced to the confidentiality policy via induction and training. The policy will be reviewed annually and amendments will be proposed and agreed by the Company Directors.<\/p>\n Breaches of this policy will be dealt with under the Grievance and\/or Disciplinary procedures as appropriate.<\/p>\n This site uses cookies \u2013 small text files that are placed on your computer or browser to help the site provide a better user experience.<\/p>\n In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics.<\/p>\n As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better but you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the\u00a0About Cookies website\u00a0which offers guidance for all modern browsers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr Bawa Limited (trading as Time Clinic) is committed to providing a confidential service to patients. No information given to Dr Bawa Limited will be shared with any other organisation or individual without the patient\u2019s expressed permission. ICO Registration ZA231884 Policy Statement For the purpose of this policy, confidentiality relates to the sharing of personal, […]<\/p>\nPolicy Statement<\/h2>\n
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Principles<\/h2>\n
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Protecting Confidentiality in Discussions<\/h2>\n
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Protecting Confidentiality Using the Telephone<\/h2>\n
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Protecting confidentiality Using Computers<\/h2>\n
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Records<\/h2>\n
Breaches of Confidentiality<\/h2>\n
Legislative Framework<\/h2>\n
Ensuring the Effectiveness of the Policy<\/h2>\n
Non-Adherence<\/h2>\n
Cookie Policy<\/h2>\n