Child Friendly Privacy Policy

What information do we keep about you?

• Your name, address and date of birth.
• Any health data which you told the clinicians who attended you.
• Names of your family, doctor and school who look after you.

What are our responsibilities?

• To make sure the information we have about you is correct.
• To keep your information safe.
• To show you the information we have about you, if you ask to see it.

What do we do with your information?

We may use your information to:

• Help you or your doctors to make decisions to help you get better
• To keep you safe
• Work well with others to give you the right treatment.

We may also need to use your information to:

• Protect the health of others.
• Make sure we are giving everyone the best care.
• Carry out surveys.
• Help look into any concerns or complaints.

Who might we share your information with?

• Other organisations involved in your care and safety, for example: Hospital, if you are transported there
• Social services
• Inspectors, known as the Care Quality Commission
• the Police

We would only share data when there is a valid reason for requesting this.

What are your rights?

• You have the same rights as an adult.
• We will only share your information if the law tells us we have to.
• You can ask for a copy of your information on paper or electronically (email). You should ask for your information in writing (email or letter) and include your full name, address, and the incident date/time if know.
• More information can be found on our main Public Privacy notice.

If you would like to know more information, or ask any questions you may have on the information the Trust holds, please contact our Data Protection Officer at DPO@eastamb.nhs.uk or write to us at:

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters Whiting Way Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EN