Keeping your information safe

We at Islington GP Federation are committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of your information.

There are a number of ways we do this:

· Staff receive regular training about protecting and using personal data

· Policies are in place for staff to follow and are regularly reviewed

· We check that only the minimum amount of data is shared or accessed

· We use encrypted emails and storage which would make it difficult for someone to ‘intercept’ your information

· We use role-based-access to health records, that mean staff have the level of access appropriate to the tasks they perform.

· We report and manage incidents to make sure we learn from them and improve

· We put in place contracts that require providers and suppliers to protect your data as well