When a person goes to a health centre, it's to resolve a specific health issue. They place themselves in our hands and we have a technical, medical and ethical commitment while you are with us.
Through the institutional code of ethics of Clínica Girona, approved by the Board of Directors, the centre declares its commitment to respecting ethical norms in all its actions, based on the principles of respect for dignity, trust, integrity and honesty.
We protect your personal health data
Looking after people's health is a right. Taking care of their personal and health data, a duty.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European regulation that was approved in May 2016 and is for direct application to states from 25 May 2018. Although the State has drawn up its own Organic Law on Data Protection (Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights), this does nothing more than specify what the Regulation already governs.
The Catalan Union of Hospitals, through the Model Code, supports sector entities in applying data protection regulations, actively collaborating to achieve degrees of relevant compliance.
Continuing with the trajectory of anticipating and promoting the health improvements that Clínica Girona and the Unió Catalana d’Hospitals has always identified, a Model Code has been drawn up, the ultimate objective of which is reflected in its motto: “We protect your personal health data”.
This Code of Conduct is the regulation that UCH centres – of which Clínica Girona is a part – impose upon themselves to guarantee the right that individuals have with regard to healthcare service providers. to be informed of everything concerning your data the use that can be made of it within the framework of the Data Protection Act.
Ultimately, the Model Code becomes a set of sector-specific deontological rules that ensure we protect people not only in terms of health, but also in terms of confidentiality regarding their clinical history., carry on whatever the support.
This code does not involve bureaucracy or an increase in the legal requirements, but rather it is a Improvement unit for personal care It unifies the right to information that these have. Likewise, it accredits excellence in the affiliated centres, offering a greater guarantee for users.
To take a step further in offering quality service as citizens not only in the medical and care aspects, but also in management. In this specific case, that of personal health data.
