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Privacy Notice - NHS Digital
NHS Digital is the secure haven for NHS patient data, a single secure repository where data collected from all branches of the NHS is processed. NHS Digital provides reports on the performance of the NHS, statistical information, audits, and patient outcomes (https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information).
Examples include A&E and outpatient waiting times, the numbers of staff in the NHS, percentage target achievements, payments to GPs etc and more specific targeted data collections and reports such as the Female Genital Mutilation, general practice appointments data and English National Diabetes Audits. GPs are required by the Health and Social Care Act to provide NHS Digital with information when instructed.
Additionally, GP practices are required by law to provide data extraction of their patients' personal confidential information for various purposes to NHS Digital. The objective of this data collection is on an ongoing basis to identify patients registered at General Practices who fit within a certain criterion, in order to monitor and either provide direct care or prevent serious harm to those patients.
Below is a link to the differing purposes for the data extraction, by using the link you can find out the detail behind each data extraction and how your information will be used to inform this essential work: Data collection and curation - NHS Digital
This is a legal obligation which overrides any patient wishes. These instructions are called “Directions”. More information on the directions placed on GPs can be found using the link above.
1) Controller contact details |
Lee Road Surgery 20 Lee Road London SE3 9RT |
2) Data Protection Officer contact details |
John Eni-Uwubame South East London Integrated Care System |
3) Purpose of the processing |
To provide the Secretary of State and others with information and reports on the status, activity and performance of the NHS. NHS Digital collects health information from the records health and social care providers keep about the care and treatment they give, to promote health or support improvements in the delivery of care services in England. |
4) Lawful basis for processing |
The legal basis will be OR All GP Practices in England are legally required to share data with NHS Digital for this purpose under section 259(1)(a) and (5) of the 2012 Act Further detailed legal basis can be found in each link. |
5) Recipient or categories of recipients of the shared data |
The data will be shared with NHS Digital according to directions which can be found at Data collection and curation - NHS Digital. |
6) Rights to object |
You have the right to object to some or all of the information being shared with NHS Digital. Contact the Controller or the practice. |
7) Right to access and correct |
You have the right to access the data that is being shared and have any inaccuracies corrected. There is no right to have accurate medical records deleted except when ordered by a court of Law. |
8) Retention period | The data will be retained for active use during the processing and thereafter according to NHS Policies and the law. |
9) Right to Complain. |
You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, you can use this link https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complaints/ or calling their helpline Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate) |