NHS National Service
Privacy notice
This notice tells you how NHS National Services Scotland deals with your personal information
All organisations have to follow rules about how to keep people’s personal information safe
These rules protect your rights
What is personal information?
This is any information that can be used to find out who you are.
It includes your name
It includes your address and postcode
It includes your date of birth
It includes your telephone number
It includes your email address
It can include information about your health and health care
NHS National Services Scotland collects and keep lots of personal information.
To find out how good or safe medical treatments are
To check that the NHS services are good
To plan services
For research
To find out how much it costs to run the NHS in Scotland
Sometimes the NHS will share your personal information with researchers, like the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory
The NHS will always follow the law when they share your personal information for research
You have the right to know about the personal information these organisations have about you.
You also have the right to know why they have collected this personal information
You have the right to know how long they will keep this information
You have the right to know who they will share your personal information with
There is more information about how the NHS in Scotland uses your personal information here:
https://nhsnss.org/how-nss-works/data-protection/#part5935_tab