Your personal data and privacy at our midwifery practice
Your personal data and privacy
In order to provide good care, we need your personal data. This includes medical data, but also administrative data that is necessary for handling your care. We believe it is important that this data is treated with care, which is why we have set up our systems in such a way that we can process your data securely.
We always do this with one clear goal in mind: to provide you, your partner and your baby with the best possible care. We work in accordance with the legal provisions of the Medical Treatment Agreement Act (WGBO) and the guidelines prescribed by the GDPR. Where we need your consent, we will ask for it.
On this page, we explain what data we share and why, and you will find your rights and our obligations under the law.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact us at info@verloskundigenbreedstraat.nl.
Data exchange with national registries and systems
Below, we explain which parties and systems we share data with, why this happens and where you can find more information:
Peridos
Peridos is a national system in which data about prenatal screening, such as NIPT and the 20-week ultrasound, is stored. Among other things, this is used to monitor the quality of prenatal care and to carry out national evaluations. If you opt for prenatal screening, data such as your name, date of birth, citizen service number (BSN), counselling date and due date will be entered into this system. For more background information, see the official information from Peridos.
Perined
All midwives in the Netherlands record anonymous data about the care they provide. We share this data with Perined, a national organisation that collects information about pregnancy and birth.
This data can be used to investigate the state of pregnancy and childbirth care in the Netherlands. We use the results to learn and to continue improving the quality of maternity care. More information about how Perined processes data can be found on this site.
Praeventis (RIVM)
There are various forms of screening during your pregnancy. For example, early in your pregnancy, your blood can be tested for infectious diseases and antibodies. If you participate in this, the results of this screening will be stored in a national information system called Praeventis, run by the RIVM. The information systems are necessary to ensure that the screenings run smoothly. In addition, data and results relating to you and your baby are also used for national statistics. The national information systems are well secured. Only people who need your data to carry out the screening can access the data.
PREM
The PREM (Patient Reported Experience Measure) is a questionnaire in which you can indicate how you experienced the care after your pregnancy or delivery. It is not about medical results, but about your experience. Your opinion helps us to see what is going well and where there is room for improvement. In this way, you help us to further improve the care provided within the practice.
Important to know: The answers are processed anonymously and do not contain any medical information. The data is collected in a national database, which allows us and researchers to compare and improve the quality of care.
If you would like to know more about the PREM and the processing of your data, please read this information letter from the CPZ.
Babyconnect
Babyconnect is responsible for the digital exchange of data within maternity care. Data is shared with other healthcare providers so that they can access the right information about you at the right time. This includes gynaecologists, maternity care providers, youth health care providers, paediatricians and general practitioners. Healthcare providers involved in your care, for example in the event of a transfer, will therefore always have the most up-to-date information about you. This contributes to better care for you and your baby. It also prevents you from having to repeat the same information in multiple places.
It is important to note that not all your data in our system is relevant to all other birth care providers: it is tailored to their specific role. For example, a maternity nurse will see different data than a gynaecologist.
Zorgdomein
Zorgdomein is a digital platform that allows us to refer you quickly and securely to other healthcare providers, such as a gynaecologist or specialist. Your data is sent securely via this platform, so that the receiving healthcare provider is fully informed about your file or question.
ZorgMail
ZorgMail is a secure email service that allows us to send medical data securely. This could be to hospitals, but also to you. Messages and attachments are sent encrypted and are only accessible to the recipient. If you receive a message from us via Zorgmail, you can open it using a code that you receive by text message or authenticator.
In addition to Zorgmail, we also use our regular email (info@verlsokundigenbreedstraat.nl). This email is not encrypted. When you request test results yourself via this email, you give permission to receive the (medical) results via regular email.
Consent
You always have the right to withdraw your consent for future data exchanges. Once you indicate this, your consent will only be withdrawn from that moment onwards – it will not be retroactive. Data shared before the withdrawal will be retained in accordance with legal requirements.
Your rights and our obligations
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have various rights as a client. For example, you have the right to know what data we record about you, to view that data and to obtain a copy of it. You can also ask us to correct, supplement or – if possible within the law – delete data.
In addition, you may:
- withdraw any consent you have previously given at any time (this only applies to the future, not retroactively);
- request that the use of your data be temporarily restricted;
- request a copy of your file to keep for yourself or to pass on to another healthcare provider (we are obliged to keep the original file).
Would you like to exercise one of these rights? Please let us know via info@verloskundigenbreedstraat.nl. We will be happy to help you with this.
What are our obligations?
- We process personal data on the basis of the treatment agreement as described in the WGBO (Medical Treatment Agreement Act).
- We process personal data to support scientific research;
- We only process data that is necessary to provide you with good care or to comply with the law;
- We only share data with others if it is really necessary for your care and we ask for your consent if this is required;
- We ensure that your data is properly secured. In the event of a data breach and if something has gone wrong with your data as a result, we will notify you;
- We comply with the statutory retention periods set out in the WGBO and retain your file for longer if necessary;
- Everyone who works for us has a duty of confidentiality.
The above also applies to data we receive from third parties.
Birth announcement card
We would love for you to send us a birth announcement card so that we may put it up in our waiting room. By sending us the card you consent to us to displaying it. If you would rather not have it displayed, please let us know.
Question or complaint
Do you have a question or a complaint? For example, with whom we share data or how we handle your medical records? Feel free to contact us.