Important - UPDATE 22/7/24 Our systems are running again but may be slower than normal. 19/7/24 - A massive worldwide IT outage is affecting our clinical systems. Please bear with us as most of our software is not working
If you are unwell and cannot wait until we are next open, please call 111.
Health Fair 9th July 2024 4/7/24 – It’s election day! Don’t forget to vote. Polls are open until 10pm Junior Doctor Industrial Action 27/6/24-2/7/24 Harrow Citizens’ Health Forum to Focus on Cancer Screening Services Update – MMR Messaging from NHSE Flu Vaccinations – Walk in Harrow Health Walks Directory Changes to GP Appointments on Evenings and Weekends Zero Tolerance to Abuse Register your Covid-19 Vaccine if given overseas
The Freedom of Information Act creates a right of access to recorded information and obliges a public authority to:
The Act covers any recorded organisational information such as reports, policies or strategies, that is held by a public authority in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, however it does not cover personal information such as patient records which are covered by the Data Protection Act.
Public authorities include government departments, local authorities, the NHS, state schools and police forces.
The Act is enforced by the Information Commissioner who regulates both the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act.
A publication scheme requires an authority to make information available to the public as part of its normal business activities. The scheme lists information under seven broad classes, which are:
You can request our publication scheme leaflet at the surgery.
Under the Act, any individual, anywhere in the world, is able to make a request to a practice for information. An applicant is entitled to be informed in writing, by the practice, whether the practice holds information of the description specified in the request and if that is the case, have the information communicated to him. An individual can request information, regardless of whether he/she is the subject of the information or affected by its use.
Requests must:
Personal data about staff and patients covered under Data Protection Act.
For more information see these websites: