Many people in south east London require equipment to help them at home. This includes mobility aids, bath lifts, grab rails and raised furniture. NRS healthcare has provided this equipment for many London boroughs, including Bromley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Southwark, but is currently winding up its operations. As a result, these local authorities are moving […]
The information collected includes data such as the area where patients live, age, gender, ethnicity, language preference, country of birth and religion. DataNet also collects information such as whether patients have long term conditions such as diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and medication. However, this information is anonymous* and does not include anything written as text in the case-notes by the GP and cannot be linked to you. All the information comes from the form patients complete when they first registered with the GP practice and their treatment records. All identifying detail such as name, date of birth and address is removed from these records before they leave the GP’s surgery.