Data Privacy - Clinical Psychology

This policy is specific to the handling of patient personal data in order to provide clinical psychology care whilst also ensuring the practice meets its data protection obligations

The data controller in the practice is Dr Mathew McCauley, of Suite 13, Blackrock Clinic, Rock road, Co Dublin 

The purpose of processing data is to enable good clinical care, as well as for insurance purposes. The information collected and processed ranges from demographic information, through to physical, psychological and social data.

The domain for this information is the domain of clinical psychology in its broadest definition

Categories of personal data

Sharing data

The practice takes care to ensure that only the person meant to get the data receive that data.  In circumstances where there is doubt about consent or who is receiving the information, data will be withheld.

Time limit

All records will be destroyed 8 years after Dr McCauley ceases practice

Staff

All staff are required to sign a confidentiality agreement