All staff members are aware of their responsibilities for safeguarding patient privacy and keeping information secure and have received appropriate training on the legislation requirements to ensure that:-

•  no personal information given or received in confidence is passed on to anyone else without the prior consent of the information provider.

• Patients are entitled to object to the use of their confidential information for any other purpose than their care.

• The duty of confidentiality to deceased patients is treated in the same way as that of living patients.

• The rules of disclosure are strictly followed every time information is passed on to another person or organisation.

• To ensure patients dignity is protected, we try to implement our equality and diversity policy by:- 

• Having translation services available for patients who need this.

• Providing services that are accessible to patients with disabilities 

• Ensuring that care of individuals is planned with their specific needs

• Tackling oral health inequalities through positive promotion and care

• Responding positively to the diverse needs and experiences of our patients and the community even when those needs are challenging to deal with