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INTRODUCTION This
Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information
routinely made available to the public by Doctors Brook,
Pajovic, Whitehead, Alborough, Clements, M Fox, Shellock,
Owen and L Fox at Barton Surgery. It is a
description of the information about our General
Practitioners and practice, which we make publicly
available. It will be reviewed at regular intervals and
we will monitor its effectiveness. How much does it cost? The
publications are free unless otherwise indicated within
each class. Where information is provided at a cost the
charges will be calculated as set out in Class 7 of this
publication. How is the information made
available? The information within each class is
available via leaflets, newsletter, practice information
pack and electronic methods. Our practice website
address is www.bartonsurgerydawlish.co.uk.
Information can be requested in writing by contacting the
Primary Care Manager at the surgery. Written
requests for our publications will be responded to within
20 working days, please include a stamped self addressed
envelope with written requests. YOUR RIGHTS TO INFORMATION
Feedback: We
welcome suggestions about how this publication scheme and
the presentation of the information itself might be
improved. If you have any comments, or if you have
any difficulty accessing any information please write to
the Primary Care Manager.
CLASSES OF INFORMATION All
information at Barton Surgery is held, retained and
destroyed in accordance with NHS guidelines. Our
commitment to publish or supply information excludes any
information, which can be legitimately withheld under the
exemptions set out in the NHS Openness Code or Freedom of
Information Act 2000 or any information, which has been
destroyed or updated in accordance with NHS guidelines. Where
individual classes are subject to exemptions, the main
reasons are for example the protection of commercial
interests and personal information under the Data
Protection Act 1998. This applies to all classes within
the publication scheme. The information available under this
scheme is grouped into the following broad categories: Class 1 - Who we are This
NHS practice is part of Devon Primary Care Trust and
provides medical services for patients living within the
boundaries of Dawlish. A map of our practice area
is available in our Practice Information pack, which is
available from reception and on our Practice website. A full list of the General Practices
in this area and further details about how the Primary
Care Trust fits into the NHS, a major part of the public
sector, can be found on the Primary Care Trust website www.devonpct.nhs.uk
or by writing to them at Devon PCT (Teignbridge),
Bridge House, Collett Way, Brunel Industrial Estate,
Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4PH. Our practice is contracted to
provide Personal Medical Services for our registered
patients in accordance with our Personal Medical Services
contract. Some information about our practice
will be withheld, including personal, confidential
information about individuals, which is protected by the
Data Protection Act 1998. The
doctors are:
. The
following key personnel work within the practice and are
employed by the practice:
The
following people provide services to our patients but are
employed by Devon Primary Care Trust
The
following people provide services to our patients but are
employed by other NHS Agencies.
Class 2 - Our Services A
full list and outline of the services we provide can be
found in our practice information pack in which we
include:
Copies of the practice booklet
including Patients’ Charter can be obtained free of
charge from reception or through our website. We provide an out of hours service
through Devon Doctors on Call, commissioned by Devon
Primary Care Trust. Further information about this
service can be obtained from Devon Doctors on Call, Unit
10, Manaton Court, Manaton Close, Matford Business Park,
Exeter EX2 8PF. We share information with other
service providers in accordance with the policies agreed
with the Devon Primary Care Trust and by reference to the
Data Protection Act. Class 3 - Financial and funding information We
receive fees for providing medical services to our
registered patients from the Devon Primary Care Trust
through the mechanism of our Personal Medical Services
contract. Total
income received from the NHS before expenses in last
financial year to 2006/2007 was £1.4m. From
these fees the practice has to meet the costs of running
the Practice this includes the following main expenses: ·
Running costs and maintenance of the premises and
equipment ·
Administrative costs including pay ·
IT support and maintenance ·
Communications support, maintenance and running costs ·
Infrastructure investment such as clinical equipment We receive a drug budget that is set
by the Devon Primary Care Trust on a yearly basis to
provide prescriptions for our registered patients.
Total sum spent on drugs prescribed by our Practice in
last financial year 2006/2007 was £2.2m. The
budgets received vary from year to year and can be
obtained by writing to the Primary Care Manager. We have a scale of fees for work
that comes outside of our Personal Medical Services
contract. Details are displayed on notices in reception. There
may be circumstances where material cannot be released
because it is: ·
Confidential or ·
Commercial information or ·
The appropriate officer designated for these purposes
under the Act has taken the view that it may be
prejudicial to the conduct of the practice’s affairs
or ·
No longer available under NHS guidelines Class 4
- Regular Publications and information for the public 1)
We keep a range of leaflets on medical problems that
can be accessed by: a)
Asking our practice nurses or the doctors b)
Looking on the leaflet racks in the waiting room 2)
We keep you informed of temporary alterations in our
opening hours by a)
Prominent notices on the waiting room notice board b)
Notices on the entrance doors c)
On our out of hours telephone message 3)
We publish a newsletter for our patients regularly.
It is available at the reception desk. 4)
We publish a practice information pack, which is updated
regularly. It is available from reception.Once an
update is produced, previous copies are destroyed and are
no longer available for publication. 5)
We keep some leaflets and information produced by
other organisations. These can be accessed from: a)
Leaflet racks The leaflets available under Class 4
are free of charge. Leaflets may from time to time
become unavailable due to replacement by an alternative
or because they have been updated. Class 5 -
Complaints We have a practice complaints
procedure which has been agreed with our Primary Care
Trust for all practices and details of this are available
in the Practice Information Pack. If you wish to
make a complaint please write or ask to speak to the
Primary Care Manager. There may be circumstances where
material cannot be released because it is confidential to
a third party as regulated by the Data Protection Act
1998 or is no longer available under NHS guidelines. Class 6 Our Policies and Procedures We
keep policies in the following areas: 1)
Patient Privacy and Confidentiality 2)
Complaints 3)
Health and Safety 4)
Data Protection 5)
Discrimination 6)
Equal Opportunities These policies are subject to
regular review. They are available by writing to
the Primary Care Manager. There may be
circumstances where material cannot be released because
it is: ·
Confidential or ·
Security based or ·
Commercial information or ·
The appropriate officer designated for these purposes
under the Act has taken the view that it may be
prejudicial to the conduct of the practice’s affairs
or ·
No longer available under NHS guidelines. ·
No longer current and has been replaced There is a charge for producing a
hard copy of this information as detailed in class 7
below. Class 7 - This Publication Scheme In
this class we will publish any changes we make to this
Publication Scheme, the criteria on which our information
management policies are made and a referral point for all
enquiries regarding information management generally in
our Practice. We will also publish any proposed
changes or additions to publications already available. Some information is available free,
but there may be a nominal charge to cover costs if you
require a hard copy of information. These charges will vary according to
how the information is available. Although individual copies of single
items covering a single page will be provided free, a
charge will be made to cover the costs of supplying
information. Charges 1.
Website a)
Free of charge - You may download any publication that we
post on the web site using your own computer. Charges
for the Internet Service provider and personal printing
costs would have to be met by you. b)
If you do not have access to the Internet: i)
The Public Library has a service you can use. ii)
Printouts are available from the practice by writing to
the Primary Care Manager and enclosing a stamped
addressed envelope (1)
A single print out from the website will attract a charge
of 50p per sheet. (2)
Requests for multiple printouts or for archived copies of
documents that are no longer accessible or available on
the website will attract a charge for retrieval,
photocopy and postage etc. We will let you know the
cost and charges that will have to be paid in advance. (3)
We are not able to provide printouts of other
organisations’ websites. 2.
The Practice Information Pack, giving information about
our practice is available at the reception desk, free of
charge. 3.
Glossy, laminated or other bound paper copies or in some
cases a CD ROM, video or other media will be charged for.
We will let you know the cost and charges that will have
to be paid in advance. 4.
E-mail will be free of charge unless otherwise specified
in advance. Any cost incurred for postage will
be charged for and you are requested to submit a stamped
self-addressed envelope with any request for hardcopies
to be sent by post. The charges will be reviewed
regularly. Any enquiries regarding information
management in this practice should be referred to the
Primary Care Manager. USEFUL RESOURCES Websites: National
Health Service
www.nhs.uk Department
of Health
www.doh.gov.uk Information
Commissionner
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk Lord
Chancellor’s Department
www.lcd.gov.uk NHS
Freedom of Information
www.foi.nhs.uk Teignbridge
Primary Care Trust
www.teignbridge-pct.nhs.uk
Publications NHS
Openness Code
www.doh.gov.uk/nhsexec/codemain.htm FOI
Act 2000
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts2000/2000036.htm Code
of Practice under Section 45 FOI Act 2000 www.lcd.gov.uk Code
of Practice under Section 46 FOI Act 2000 www.lcd.gov.uk Statement
of Fees & Allowances payable
for General Medical Practitioners
in NICE
best practice guidelines
Available from www.nhs.uk
or www.doh.gov.uk
searches National
Service Frameworks
Available from www.nhs.uk
or www.doh.gov.uk
searches COPYRIGHT Material
available through the publications scheme is subject to
this Practice’s copy right unless otherwise
indicated. Unless expressly indicated to the contrary it
may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium
provided it is done so accurately in a manner that will
not mislead. Where items are republished or copied to
others you must identify the source and acknowledge
copyright status. This permit does not extend to third
party material accessed through the scheme. For
HMSO Guidance Notes see www.hmso.gov.uk/guides.htm
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