If you are not satisfied with the way an NHS organisation is responding to your request for rectification, you can complain to the Information Commissioner`s Office or take legal action. We will only retain your data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which the personal data is collected. This includes compliance with legal, accounting or other reporting obligations or obligations. NHS Scotland`s retention policy sets out minimum retention periods. If you are having difficulty accessing our website, submit a E-Mail-web@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. In a statement, NHS Lanarkshire said: „All three emergency services are operating at full capacity this morning. Under the NHS Scotland Act, NHS Scotland organisations are required by law to provide, directly or indirectly, a range of services, including: NHS Lanarkshire is warning today that its three A&E departments are working at full capacity. Where The Windmill Practice processes your personal data for the purpose of performing a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, you have the right to object to the processing and to request that the further processing of your personal data be restricted. Provided that The Windmill Practice can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing your personal data, for example; Patient safety or evidence in support of legal claims, your right is not respected. We may also use personal information to comply with legal requirements, such as: Core legal teams deal with transfer of ownership, contract law, litigation and litigation, employment and other courts, and various legal issues, including freedom of information, confidentiality and archiving, and information management. We ensure that your personal data is only accessible to authorized persons.

Our employees are legally and contractually obliged to treat personal health data securely and confidentially. To do this, we: Where we use more sensitive types of personal data, including health information, our legal basis is generally that the information is necessary: when sharing information, NHS Scotland will only provide the minimum information necessary and only if there is a legal basis to do so, otherwise the NHS will ask for your consent before sharing your data. If NHS Scotland can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for using your personal data (for example, where this is necessary for patient safety or as evidence in support of legal claims), your right will not be respected. This right includes informing you of the information we hold. It also gives you the opportunity to verify that we are using your information fairly and lawfully. All NHS Scotland data controllers must have a legal basis when using personal data. The main legal basis for which NHS Scotland uses personal data is the provision of health and social care. The Windmill Practice as a data controller must have a legal basis for the use of personal data. The Windmill Practice believes that the performance of our duties and functions is in the public interest. When using personal data, our legal basis is generally that their use is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

In some situations, we may rely on a different legal basis; For example, where we use personal data to pay a supplier, our legal basis is that its use is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests as a purchaser of goods and services. Another example would be compliance with a legal obligation to which The Windmill Practice is subject, for example, we are required under the Public Health Act, etc. (Scotland) 2008 to notify Health Protection Scotland if someone falls ill with a particular medical condition. NHS Scotland`s legal basis for our use of your personal health data Please let us know what you think of our website by email web@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk When we use personal data, our legal basis is generally that the use is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us under the NHS Scotland Act, As already mentioned. This means that in most cases, we can reject deletion requests. However, we will inform you as soon as possible after receiving your request. Legal Services is responsible for providing legal advice to the Board and operates a range of public services, including registration and licensing. The law protects your privacy and we will not disclose your personal data to third parties unless there is a clear legal basis for doing so. Any information shared shall be appropriate, relevant and proportionate to the purpose of the sharing. „It is unacceptable that the waiting time for the emergency room is now more than 12 hours. For all media enquiries, please contact NHS Lanarkshire Communications by email at media@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk *Please note that this multimedia box is only monitored from Monday to Friday from 9pm to 5pm. If your press request is urgent, please call us during office hours on 01698 752632.

In some situations we may rely on another legal basis, for example when we use personal data to pay a supplier, our legal basis is that this is necessary for a contract. Another example would be to comply with a legal obligation from the NHS, for example to notify Health Protection Scotland if someone falls ill from a particular illness.