Medical research
Copsewood Medical Centre shares information from medical records to support medical research when the law allows us to do so. For example, to learn more about why people get ill and what treatments might work best. The practice will also use your medical records to carry out research within the practice.
This is important because:
- The use of information from GP medical records is very useful in developing new treatments and medicines.
- Medical researchers use information from medical records to help answer important questions about illnesses and disease so that improvements can be made to the care and treatment patients receive.
We share information with the following medical research organisations with your explicit consent or when the law allows:
- National Institute for Health Research.
You have the right to object to your identifiable information being used or shared for medical research purposes. Please speak to the practice if you wish to object.