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Information
about our Organisation and Web site
Modern information and communication technologies
play a fundamental role in the activities of an organisation
like Prescription Pricing Division. We are based in England.
The PPD undertakes a wide number of functions on behalf
of the Secretary of State for Health. These include the:-
- examination, checking, investigation
and pricing of prescriptions for drugs, medicines
and listed appliances: supplied as pharmaceutical
services under the NHS Act 1977 (as amended).
- calculation of reimbursements due
to dispensing contractors in the primary care sector
and payments to pharmacy contractors, including notification
to HAs of amounts paid for budgetary purposes.
- prompt and regular provision of
information analysing costs and prescribing trends
of general practitioners, together with analysis of
the number and cost of prescriptions.
- compilation, publication and distribution
on a monthly basis of the Drug Tariff in a manner
approved by the Secretary of State of Health.
- administration on behalf of the
Secretary of State for Health of the NHS Low Income
Scheme in accordance with the provisions of the NHS
(Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations
2003 (as amended).
- investigation in the primary prescribing
sector, of irregularities by patients and contractors,
including the promotion of irregularities awareness
and prevention.
The PPD maintains the largest drug database of its kind in
Europe, over 576 million prescriptions per year. In addition,
the Health Benefits Division deals with around one million
claims per annum under the NHS Low Income Scheme. Most of the
PPD's functions are computerised.
Our privacy policy covers Prescription Pricing Division and
its Web sites:
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Organisation Name:
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Prescription Pricing Division
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Address:
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Bridge House,
152 Pilgrim Street
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City, Zip:
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Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 6SN
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Country:
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England
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Controller:
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Prescription Pricing Division
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Web Site(s):
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Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web sites home page
and browse our sites without disclosing your personal
data.
The Services and Links of our Web Sites
Our Web sites do not enable our visitors to communicate with
other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.
Our Web sites do not include links to third party Web service providers.
Automatic Collection of Information
We do not automatically log personal data nor do we link information
automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific
individuals.
We do not use cookies to automatically store personal data nor do we
link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data
about specific individuals.
We do use session cookies to ensure that you can interact with our
site successfully.
Data Collection and Purpose Specification
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources,
such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
Listed below is a table of personal data collected and purposes for
which they are used.
We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than
that indicated in the table below.
If we wish to use your personal data
for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent
to this new purpose by separate contact to verify the
new use of your personal data.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data
from children.
Disclosure and Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data
to other organisations.
Confidentiality / Security
We give you the option of using a secure transmission method to send
us the following types of personal data:
- primary personal data (such as name and contact details)
- identifiers (such as credit card details, Web site password)
We have implemented security policies, rules and technical
measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
- unauthorised access
- improper use or disclosure
- unauthorised modification
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are
associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to
respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State
institutions and authorities except with your consent or if required
by law or other regulation.
Access to the Personal Data we may hold about you
You can ask us, by:
- sending postal mail to this address :-
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Corporate Secretary
NHS Business Services Authority
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SN
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- calling this telephone number 0191-2035484
whether we are keeping personal data about you.
Upon request, which you can indicate by:
- sending postal mail to this address :-
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Corporate Secretary
NHS Business Services Authority
Bridge House
152 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6SN
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We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal
data which we keep about you, within the 40 calendar days
allowed under the Data Protection Act for a Subject Access Request.
Although we will require proof of your identity. We will provide the
information without any charge.
We allow you to challenge the data
that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may
have the data:
- erased
- rectified or amended
- completed
We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors
with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons
for our refusal.
We do, however, allow you to challenge our decision to refuse
to provide you with a copy of your personal data.
Privacy Compliance
Our privacy policy is compliant with the following instrument:
Data Protection Act 1998, United Kingdom
There are no global or regional regulatory or self-regulatory schemes
applicable to our web site or organisation.
In order to demonstrate that our privacy policy accords with the above
privacy instrument, we are:
- subject to an Independent Data Protection Authority supervision
Independent Data Protection Authority supervision
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Designation of the authority:
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Information Commissioner
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URL:
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Address:
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Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF
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Country:
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United Kingdom
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