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Terms and conditions

Policy

Terms and conditions:

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Provision of services. Life Balance Therapy CIC

Up-front and transparent: We always give a free consultation and provide  terms and conditions for the services we recommend before any booking is finalised. This information outlines the cost in full, cancelation information, and details the service provision that has been offered.

  • Any person working for us calling themselves an Occupational Therapists will:

  • Have the necessary qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills to provide the occupational therapy services we have agreed to carry out for you.

  • As Occupational Therapists we:

  • Adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) guidelines and code of conduct. A copy of the RCOT code of conduct can be obtained from: https://www.rcot.co.uk/practice-resources/rcot-publications/downloads/rcot-standards-and-ethics 

  •   Have an up to date enhanced DBS check (within the last 2 years or have the ability to be checked via the online system).

  • Are registered with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC). HCPC standards for registration can be obtained from: http://www.hpc-uk.org/standards/

  • Receive regular supervision.

  • Have appropriate insurance.

  • Maintain detailed and accurate records in accordance with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy guidelines. We share our consultation notes with you. We do not share information with anyone else without your permission unless someone is at risk of harm.

  • Maintain confidentiality.

  • Provide or recommend suitably qualified additional professionals in order to meet the assessment need.

PRIVACY POLICY

Information we collect about you

Information we collect about you

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We will use information we collect about you:

1.     to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;

2.     to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your user friendliness;

3.     to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;

4.     as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;

5.     to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;

6.     to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

 

Information you give to us

We will use this information:

1.     to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us relating to occupational therapy consultations and to provide you with the information and services that you request from us;

2.     to provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar to those that you have already received or enquired about;

3.     to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing client, we will only contact you by electronic means (email or SMS) with information about services similar to those you have previously received or enquired about;

4.     to notify you about changes to our services or services;

5.     to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your user friendliness.

Information we receive from other sources

We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may us this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

 

Data storage

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the processing of your payment details. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

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All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

We share all consultation notes collected during paid sessions with you. We do not share this information with anyone else, unless there is a risk or safeguarding issue which we will discuss with you, if relevant. 

DATA PROTECTION AND GDPR

We share our consultation notes collected during paid sessions with you. Patients have the right to see and receive a copy of information we hold about them in their Health Record. This is known as the right of subject access. This page informs you who can make a subject access request, and how to make one.

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The right to subject access is contained within two acts of parliament:

The Data Protection Act 2018 – covering access to the records of living individuals

The Access to Health Records Act 1990 – covering access to the records of deceased patients.

As a healthcare provider, we ensure that we comply with the requirements of public authorities and GDPR to demonstrate that they are adequately protecting patient information.

We are keen to be as transparent as possible. If you would like any further information on how we are responding to GDPR requirements please email us HERE

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Data protection:

All information provided is confidential and processed in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation.  More information can be obtained from your therapist who can provide Life Balance Therapy CIC Data Protection policy, or alternatively should you wish to, please contact the data controller.

   

Name and contact details of the Data Controller:

Name: Dr Hassina Carder-Gilbert

Email: hassi@lifebalancetherapycic.com

Telephone: 07874475454

 

Right to Complain

If you have a concern about our information practices, you have the right to complain. You can do so by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or by visiting www.ico.org.uk.

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COMPLIMENTS & COMPLAINTS

COMPLIMENTS

We welcome feedback on what has worked well for you and encourage you to get in touch and share this with us, along with any ways that we can do better. We always engage with feedback and thank you for sharing your thoughts.

 

We also welcome reviews and testimonials, but we understand you may not wish to share identifying information,  so please consult hassi@lifebalancetherapycic.com to anonymise your testimonial. 

 

COMPLAINTS

We always try to provide the best possible care that we can, but sometimes things can go wrong and there may be times when you feel that you have reason to complain. You can either contact us informally to discuss any concerns that you have, or contact us with a formal complaint. Please state your complaint as clearly as possible as this will help us to investigate it quickly and thoroughly. If you think it would help, we are happy to meet with you to discuss the complaint. This can often be the most effective way of resolving problems. We always engage with people who complain and welcome the opportunity to reflect on ways we can improve. Please fill out a contact form or email hassi@lifebalancetherapycic.com

 

We try to acknowledge all complaints within 3 working days. Once acknowledged we will investigate and agree with you how long it will take for you to receive a response. Our written response will advise you of the outcome, including a full explanation and apology, where appropriate. We will also inform you of any problems that we have identified and the improvements that we are making to prevent them from happening again.

 

If you find it difficult to complain, you can contact the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy service (IHCA) for support and guidance. The Advocacy People provide the service in this area and their contact number is 0330 440 9000. Further information can be found on The Advocacy People website.

 

If you remain dissatisfied with our response you can contact The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, who can assess whether your complaint has been dealt with correctly and fairly.

 

The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman

Millbank Tower

Millbank

London

SW1P 4QP

Tel: 0345 015 4033

Website: www.ombudsman.org.uk

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Please keep this document safe in case you need to refer to it in the future.

Life Balance Therapy CIC is a registered company in England and Wales.

Company no. 15440244

Registered office address: 12 Alton Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HX.

DISCLAIMER

Our service is to try and be as helpful as possible and make sure you get the right support and care. Our recommendations are based on the information that you supply at the time of the consultation. We do our utmost to make sure, based on the information you give to us, that our advice is correct. We are not responsible for a change of mind or if you decide you don’t like the paid services in hindsight. There is no compensation for free sessions. However, we would like to hear your complaint and encourage you to contact us using the contact form or by email to hassi@lifebalancetherapycic.com

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For all sessions, it is important that you consult your GP if you require personalised information about any medical matter. The information provided in group sessions is not personalised advice and should not be treated as such.  It does not substitute for professional personalised medical advice and you should  not assume content is medical advice, diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. 

 

If you think you are suffering from any medical condition you should seek immediate medical attention, without delay, by calling 999 in the UK. You must never disregard medical advice given to you, nor discontinue medical treatment.

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