Consultant doctors' and junior doctors' industrial action may affect your appointment or visit to A&E - read more

Consultant doctors' and junior doctors' industrial action may affect your appointment or visit to A&E - read more
Your personal health data and how we manage it is as important to us as it is to you. The way we collect, store, use and share data about you is constantly evolving in line with technology, and the laws that govern the use of your personal data have also evolved to accommodate these changes.
At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, we take great care to ensure your data is managed in line with current Data Protection laws.
Data Protection laws are in place to make sure that all organisations operate in a way that protects any personal data they hold, and know how to what to do if something goes wrong. The Trust has a robust suite of policies and processes in place to ensure that your information is managed safely and lawfully.
You have a right to privacy and a right to expect your data to be protected. Current Data Protection law gives you easier access to the personal data we hold about you. It is designed to give you confidence that this information is accurate, up to date and well managed.
You are entitled to request copies of any personal data we hold about you, and also to request for changes to be made.
If you have any questions, or require any further information about how we manage your data, please contact mse.informationgovernance@nhs.net
You have the right to obtain:
Under current Data Protection Law, you have the right to ask an organisation whether or not they are using or storing your personal information. You can also ask them for copies of your personal information, verbally or in writing.
This is called the Right of Access and is commonly known as making a Data Subject Access Request or ‘DSAR’.
Under current Data Protection Law, organisations have one calendar month to provide you with the information you have requested subject to exemptions as outlined on the ICO exemptions information page https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/exemptions/
A copy of the information requested as a DSAR must be provided free of charge. However, in line with current Data Protection Law, when a request is deemed ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’, particularly if it is repetitive, a ‘reasonable fee’ can be charged.
To request a copy of your health records, please visit our Access to Health Records page .
To request access to any other type of information the Trust holds about you, please access the following link https://mseig.ams-sar.com to complete and submit the form.