Huntingdon PCN Privacy Notice
We take your privacy seriously. Here’s how we use and protect your information:
What information do we collect?
- Your personal details (name, address, date of birth, next of kin)
- Records of appointments, visits, and calls
- Health records, treatments, medications
- Test results, X-rays, and other relevant medical information
How do we use your information?
To provide you with safe and effective care, we may share information:
- If required by law
- If you give consent
- If it’s in the public interest
- For research purposes, only with your consent
- For national audits and NHS Digital reporting (coded health data)
Services that use your data
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Community Matron
- Health & Wellbeing Coaching
- Social Prescribing
If you opt out of sharing data, access to these services may be limited.
Your rights
- Access your records (via a Subject Access Request)
- Correct inaccurate information
- Opt out of data sharing (national data opt-out programme)
Other uses of your data
- Risk Stratification: Helps identify patients at higher risk so we can provide proactive care
- Invoice Validation: Ensures the correct NHS organisation pays for your treatment
How long we keep your records
- 10 years after death or emigration (in line with NHS guidelines)
Questions or concerns?
Complaints: ICO website
Email: cpicb.huntingdon.pcn@nhs.net
Write to:
Huntingdon PCN Ltd
Floor 3, Pathfinder House
St Mary’s Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TN
Data Protection Officer: Peter Upton – Peter Case-Upton DPO Service
Version: 1.1
Review Date: 16/12/25
Approved by: Tracy Shorter