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Privacy Notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

What information we collect, use, and why

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Where we get personal information from

How long we keep information

How to complain

Contact details

Post

Knightingles Healthcare, Tudor House Court, 2A Letchmore Road, Stevenage Hertfordshire, SG1 3HU

Telephone

01438 723209

Email

admin@knightingleshealthcare.com

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide patient care , services, pharmaceutical products and other goods:

  • Name, address and contact details
  • City

We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
  • Date of birth
  • National Insurance number
  • Copies of passports or other photo ID
  • Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
  • Education history (eg qualifications)
  • Right to work information
  • Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks )
  • Security clearance details (eg basic checks and higher security clearance)

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

  • Your right of access

You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for.

  • Your right to rectification

You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Your right to erasure

You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information.

  • Your right to restriction of processing

You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information.

  • Your right to object to processing

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

  • Your right to data portability

You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you.

  • Your right to withdraw consent

When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide patient care, services, pharmaceutical products and other goods are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Where we get personal information from

Directly from you

1

Family members or carers

2

Social services

3

How long we keep information

Under the UK GDPR, we retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the original purpose for which it was collected. Once this purpose has been met, we securely delete the data to ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Who we share information with

Others we share personal information with

  • Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons
  • Local authorities or councils
  • Relevant regulatory authorities

Duty of confidentiality

We are subject to a common law duty of confidentiality. However, there are circumstances where we will share relevant health and care information. These are where:

- you’ve provided us with your consent (we have taken it as implied to provide you with care, or you have given it explicitly for other uses);

- we have a legal requirement (including court orders) to collect, share or use the data;

- on a case-by-case basis, the public interest to collect, share and use the data overrides the public interest served by protecting the duty of confidentiality (for example sharing information with the police to support the detection or prevention of serious crime);

- If in England or Wales – the requirements of The Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 are satisfied; or

- If in Scotland – we have the authority to share provided by the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, the Chief Executive of NHS Scotland, the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care or other similar governance and scrutiny process.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:

Helpline Number

0303 123 1113

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Website

https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

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Family member is very safe with the carers, they are all well trained and very pleasant. They always use their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and are very careful.

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I have supported Knightingles Healthcare in the past with writing and reviewing PRN protocols for their service users. I was impressed at the way staff at Knightingles Healthcare asked for support when it was required, rather than trying to muddle their way through. I met with a staff member from Knightingles Healthcare on Teams and we wrote the PRN protocols together. The staff member had good knowledge of the service user and their preferences. I provided the clinical oversight. More recently, they have contacted me again to review the protocols, which I will be doing with staff in due course.

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Staffing levels are regularly reviewed to ensure they are adequate to meet the needs of the individuals we support. I have a manageable workload, which allows me time off to spend with my family.

I am very safe with them

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I have 4 visits a day, always 2 staff and I know them well. They are trained, they know what to do and I am very safe with them.

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Experienced and Knowledgeable Staff

I recently completed my Safeguarding refresher course, which I do on a yearly basis. Moreover, I attended a Safeguarding and Capacity training event in May 2024. I am working towards being the safeguarding champion.

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Supported individual

They always go that little bit extra and help me with things they don’t really need to as it’s not really part of their job. It’s like having family around.