Queen Mary University of LondonWilliam Harvey Research Institute1 St Martin Le-Grand, EC1A 4NPEmail: contact.bartsbioresource@qmul.ac.uk
The Barts BioResource is sponsored by Barts Health NHS Trust and located within their physical and digital infrastructure. This means that all relevant internal Barts Health policies are followed. Further information regarding Barts Health's data protection and GDPR policies can be found here on the Barts Health website.
Barts Health's Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted at dpo.bartshealth@nhs.net or by calling 020 7480 4892 and asking to speak to the Data Protection Officer. If you prefer you can write to:
Data Protection OfficerBarts Health NHS Trust3rd Floor, 9 Prescot StreetLondon E1 8PR
For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at:
Information Commissioner’s OfficeWycliffe House, Water LaneWilmslowCheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (if you prefer to use a national rate number)
Email: casework@ico.org.uk
The Barts BioResource is sponsored by Barts Health NHS Trust and located within their physical and digital infrastructure. This means that all relevant internal Barts Health policies are followed.
You can submit an FOI request to the Trust by email to foi.bartshealth@nhs.net
When making your request, please ensure to provide a name, and contact address.
Whilst Barts Health always tries to reply to you using email if this is your preferred method of communication, it strongly advises that you include a postal address when contacting them so that this can be used in case of delivery problems with your email service.
Alternatively, you can use the following contact address:
Freedom of Information, Barts Health NHS Trust c/o Archives and Records Centre Lower ground floor, 9 Prescot StreetAldgate, E1 8PR
Full information regarding Barts Health's Freedom of Information policies can be found here on the Barts Health website.
Enquiries and applications for a copy of your own health records fall under the Data Protection Act, rather than the Freedom of Information Act.
The procedure for requesting a copy of your own health records is by means of a Subject Access Request (click "Subject Access Requests (SARs)" above).
Under GDPR, individuals have the right to access their personal data and supplementary information. This right allows individuals to be aware of and verify the lawfulness of the processing. The GDPR clarifies that the reason for allowing individuals to access their personal data is so that they are aware of and can verify the lawfulness of the processing (Recital 63).
Similar to FOIs, Subject Access Requests relating to data/records held by the Barts BioResource should be directed to Barts Health NHS Trust.
You can get a copy of your information by filling in the Subject Access Request Form and contacting:
Information Coordinators,Health Records Department,The Royal London Hospital,Whitechapel,London E1 1BB
Email:infoteam.bartshealth@nhs.net
Contact Number 0203 594 6746 / 6747
Fax 0207 377 7027
Full details can be found on the Barts Health website here.