Personal Information




Brightwell Clinic is subject to the Data Protection legislation and to established protocols about the confidentiality of the information of patients who consult with, or receive treatment from, any practitioners at Brightwell Clinic.

Brightwell Clinic does not collect any personal information about persons visiting this website.

Medical Information

Medical Information means you name and address and other identifying personal information, medical history, referral correspondence, treatment notes, reports and correspondence with medical practitioners, prescriptions to be sent to third party suppliers, test information, video footage obtained in gait analysis and any information derived from the use of F Scan

Practitioners may write to your GP or to the medical practitioner referring you to the Brightwell Clinic to report on the consultation and treatment and disclosing medical information. The records and medical information of a patient of one practitioner may be disclosed to another practitioner within Brightwell Clinic to whom you are being referred for further consultation and treatment. You will be asked to formally consent to such disclosure of medical information when completing the Clinic's registration form.

Medical information will also be disclosed to RX Laboratories when a prescription is written for any orthotic device

Brightwell Clinic may from time to time contact you by letter, telephone, fax or email concerning your treatment or any appointment you may have at the clinic Without your express consent no medical information (other than name address and details of the appointment) will be quoted in any such communication other than one in a personally addressed and sealed letter sent by hand delivery or on the post .

All medical information collected from you will be kept confidential and will only be used in connection with any consultation and treatment you receive save as mentioned under the next heading.

However sometimes Brightwell Clinic may be required by law to disclose information about you, including medical information, to comply with Legal requirements.

Other Communications with you

In addition Brightwell Clinic may communicate with you by any of those means to inform you of any matter which the practitioners may feel will be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive this type of communication please write, fax or email us to ask not be contacted about such matters