Access your information/records
Access Your Information/Records
You can find out whether we hold any personal data relating to you by making a subject access request under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If we hold information about you, we will:
- confirm that we are processing your personal data
- provide a copy of your personal information
- provide additional information, such as: the reason why we hold your information, who we may have shared information with, how long we hold information
GDPR provides you with the right to obtain a copy of information that NHS Somerset ICB holds about you.
If you would like to receive a copy of the information that we hold about you, your request should be made in writing by post or email to:
Subject Access Requests
NHS Somerset ICB
Wynford House
Lufton Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8HR
Email: somicb.dataprotection@nhs.net
When making a request, please include the following details:
- your name, address and postcode
- any relevant case numbers
- the type of information or documents you want to receive copies of including any relevant dates
- any preferences you have for the way you would like us to send the information to you (for example, hard copy, large print or by email)
- forms of identification – passport, driving licence or birth certificate, plus confirmation of home address, such as a recent utility bill, council tax bill or letter from a government department
If you are making a request for records in relation to another person or a deceased individual, you will be required to provide evidence of the authority which enables you to act on that individuals’ behalf, this may include:
- documented consent of the individual
- Lasting Power of Attorney
- Grant of Probate
