Most general practices publish a privacy notice because they have to. It’s a requirement under UK GDPR and part of the DSPT. But too often, these notices are legalistic, hard to read, or buried at the bottom of a website - full of passive phrases and technical terms that patients skim past, or never find at all. But your privacy notice is more than a compliance box. It’s your chance to explain, in plain English, how and why you collect and use patient data - and to build trust through transparency. This guide shows you how to write a clear, meaningful privacy notice that informs patients, reassures them, and reflects your practice values.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/information-governance-and-security/how-to-write-a-patient-facing-privacy-notice-that-builds-trust