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Using the model Publication Scheme for General Practitioners developed by the British Medical Association and the NHS Freedom of Information Project Board, 2003.
Welcome to the Dr Charles Campion-Smith; Dr Stella Bawden; Dr Andrew Riddoch; Dr Davinder Chall; Dr Robert Koppenhol; Dr Frances Watt; Dr GP Registrar General Practitioner Publication Scheme. This is a guide to the General Practitioners (who practice together) within the partnership practice Publication Scheme as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely made available to the public by Dr Charles Campion-Smith; Dr Stella Bawden; Dr Andrew Riddoch; Dr Davinder Chall; Dr Robert Koppenhol; Dr Frances Watt; Dr GP Registrar General Practitioners. 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.
The publications are all free unless otherwise indicated within each Class (with £). Where information is provided at a cost the charges will be calculated as set out in Class 7.
The information within each Class is available in hard copy from:
Some information may be downloadable from the practice website <http://www.cornwallroadpractice.co.uk/>.
In addition to accessing the information identified in the Publication Scheme, you are entitled to request information about The Cornwall Road Medical Practice General Practice under the NHS Openness Code 1995.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 recognises that members of the public have the right to know how public services are organised and run, how much they cost and how the decisions are made. From January 1st 2005 it will oblige the General Practice to respond to requests about information that it holds, and is recorded in any format and it will create a right of access to that information. These rights are subject to some exemptions which have to be taken into consideration before deciding what information it can release.
New environmental information regulations may be introduced as early as 2003. These will
enable similar access to environmental information as under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any
other personal information held about you. For this, please contact:
If you have any comments about the operation of the Publication Scheme, or how we have dealt
with your request for information from the Scheme, please write to:
All information at the The Cornwall Road Medical Practice General Practice is held, retained and destroyed in accordance with NHS guidelines. Our commitment to publish 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. Where individual Classes are subject to exemptions, the main reasons are e.g. 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 on this Scheme is grouped into the following broad categories:
This practice has a local Personal Medical Services contract. The contract is with: South West Dorset Primary Care Trust, Hillfort House, Poundbury Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2PN.
The practice aims to follow National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and National Service Framework guidelines. Copies of these can also be found on the NICE website <http://www.nice.org.uk/> or the Department of Health website <http://www.doh.gov.uk/>. The NHS is a very large part of the public sector. It is possible to find out information about our practice, the South West Dorset Primary Care Trust and other NHS services in your area by using http://www.nhs.uk/. A full list of local General Practices can be found there too. The The Cornwall Road Medical Practice provides general medical services for the geographical area of Winterbourne Abbas (west); Piddlehinton (north); Ilsington (east); Upwey (south). The full names of GPs at our practice are listed in the introduction to this publication scheme. The practice also employs:
A full list of the services we provide is detailed in Class 2 below. There is a national NHS Plan that explains how the NHS is changing and sets out how all the different parts function and work together. A copy is available on the Department of Health website <http://www.doh.gov.uk/nhsplan/>.
Some information will be withheld, including personal, confidential information about individuals which is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998.
This is the range of services we provide:
Some of these services are provided in partnership with other agencies, namely:
For any policies relating to our services, please refer to Class 6.
See also our practice leaflet which is available free of charge from:
Included in our practice leaflet is information on the following:
Language and translation information: Language line Interpreting Service is available for communication with people who cannot speak English. Available by telephone to GPs and staff at all times.
The The Cornwall Road Medical Practice receives money from South West Dorset according to its contract (as per Class 1 above) in exchange for services provided for patients. The total income received from the NHS before expenses in 2001/2002 was £To be confirmed. The sum spent on drugs prescribed by the The Cornwall Road Medical Practice in 2001/2002 was £To be confirmed. Please see Part III for a link to the document titled "Statement of Fees and Allowances payable for General Medical Practitioners in England". Please apply to the Department of Health for information on costs and the formats this is available in. 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.
Information leaflets relating to the clinical services and health services that we provide for
patients and the public, and our range of regular publications are freely available at the
surgeries, in the reception areas. Alternatively, please contact:
If you wish to make a complaint about any aspect of our service, you should first contact:
The complaints policy for our practice can be obtained at a cost of £0 from our website
or in hardcopy from:
We have policies available on the following:
Each of the above are available in hardcopy and some are available on our website. If you
would like a copy, please contact:
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 enquires regarding information management generally in the practice. We will also publish any proposed changes or additions to publications already available.
For the most part, we will charge you only for hard copies or copying onto media (e.g. CD-ROM). Some information is available free, but for others there may be a charge. The charges will vary according to how information is made available. Charges are as follows:
For those without Internet access, a single print-out as on the website would be available by post from The Practice Manager, The Cornwall Road Medical Practice, 3 Frederick Treves House, St John Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2FD or by personal application at the The Cornwall Road Medical Practice General Practice.
However, requests for multiple printouts, or for archived copies of documents which are no longer accessible or available on the web, may attract a charge for the retrieval, photocopy, postage etc. We will let you know the cost and charges that will have to be paid in advance. We will not provide printouts of other organisations' websites.
The charges will be reviewed regularly.
Websites:
Publications:
Copyright: Material available through this Publication Scheme is subject to the General Practice's copyright 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 which will not mislead. Where items are re-published 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 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/guides.htm
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