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Data Collection Posted or Updated on 15 Jan 2024

The Government has issued a direction to NHS Digital (IT provider for the whole of the NHS) to collect data for research and development from GP Practices. When NHS Digital does this they issue a ‘Data Provision Notice’ under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Section 259.

As a Practice we are legally obliged to comply with the latest data provision notice for Research and Planning. General Practice Data for Planning and Research - NHS Digital

This means we are required to share your information with them unless you tell us not to. To opt out nhs-prod.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website-assets/data-and-information/data-collections/general-practice-data-for-planning-and-research/type-1-opt-out-form.docx (EXTERNAL DOCX LINK)  complete the form asap and return it to the practice by email abingdonmedical@nhs.net or hard copy.

Data sharing with NHS Digital will start on 1 September 2021.

If you have a National Data Opt Out registered you are still required to complete an Opt out form if you wish to opt out.

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For more information please visit: digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/general-practice-data-for-planning-and-research/transparency-notice.

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