Practice policies

Read our practice policies on these pages.

Privacy

Privacy notice As data controllers, GPs have fair processing responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means ensuring that your personal confidential...

Accessibility

Accessibility statement for The White Cliffs Medical Centre This accessibility statement applies to this website. This website is built on the default template provided by GPsurgery.net. The practice can edit...

Violent or abusive behaviour

Threatening, abusive or violent behaviour against our staff or patients is unacceptable. If a patient is violent or abusive we will warn them to stop. If they continue, we may...

Patient rights and responsibilities

We aim to treat our patients with respect at all times. We expect our patients to treat our staff in the same way. It is your responsibility to keep your...

Patient confidentiality

You have a right to privacy and we respect this. We keep all your health information confidential and secure. It is important that the NHS keeps accurate and up-to-date records...

DNA Missed appointment policy

If you fail to attend appointments without informing us we will write to you asking if there are any specific problems preventing you from letting us know. Please give 24...

Diazepam / Sedation for MRI and other radiological or dental procedures

After very careful consideration, we have decided to no longer prescribe diazepam for patients having MRI scans or other investigative procedures. This is not a decision we took lightly; we...

Date published: 7th February, 2024
Date last updated: 2nd March, 2025