Telephone Recording

All telephone calls to and from the surgery are recorded to protect our patients and healthcare professionals. Patients are protected by the practice having a record of our conversations with patients, staff and other health workers to protect from potential abuse. We also occasionally use recordings for staff training and quality control.

For new patients, when you register with us, we will make it clear that all inbound and outbound calls from the surgery are recorded.

Calls, or transcripts of calls, audio or audio-visual recordings or elements of the discussion you have with the clinicians that contain clinical information may be added to your medical records, but this will be clarified with you at the time. 

The recordings are stored securely on a system provided by X-on and are protected through the company’s Data Protection Policy, which is complaint with GDPR legislation.   These recordings will not usually be shared outside the practice.   If we hold recordings that have not been deleted, you can ask for a copy. In order to do this, you must put the request in writing to the Practice Manager via a Subject Access Request.