CARE.DATA
From 1st April 2014, NHS England will have the right to extract data from your medical records.
We need to make sure that you know this is happening and the choices you have.
There are changes occurring in how we protect the confidential and personal information that
we record in your medical records. The changes make it a legal obligation for us to share your
information. The proposed benefits of sharing identifiable data are to help to plan and monitor
effective patient services, especially where patients receive care from several different
organisations.
Once your information has been taken from different health organisations (GP practices,
hospitals, mental health trusts) it will then be linked together to produce a complete record
about you. This information will be stored on national secure servers and will be managed by
the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIS). Although access to information will be
strictly controlled, the HSCIC is planning to share this information with other organisations both
NHS and private. The HSCIC will decide what information they will share and who they share
this information with.
What you need to do:
If you are happy for NHS England to direct the HSCIC to extract, store and manage/use
your information then you need do nothing as the information will be automatically
taken from your GP’s computer system.
If you do not wish your information to be extracted then you must inform your GP
practice who will then block the uploading of your information to the HSCIC. Please fill
out the attached form and return it to the Peel Medical Practice by 31 st
October 2013.
If you are happy for your information to be extracted and used by the HSCIC for
anonymised reports but NOT shared by the HSCIC with other agencies in identifiable
format, a note can be made on your medical record that will prevent the HSCIC using
information in this way. Please fill out the attached form and return it to the Peel
Medical Practice by 31st October 2013.
You still have the option to opt in or out after the above date about but please bear in
mind the first upload of data will take place Autumn 2013.
Please note that there are differences between allowing the NHS to use your information for
planning and research and the Summary Care Record which you may have previously chosen to
opt out of.
For more information, including a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), please go to the
website www.nhs.uk/caredata. You can also get further information from the website
www.hscic.gov.uk
CARE.DATA OPT OUT
Name:
Title Initial Last Name
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth
Ref:
EMIS Number
Please tick all of the boxes that apply:
I do not wish for my personal confidential data to be extracted
from the GP practice.
I do not wish for my personal confidential data to be disclosed
by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Name (BLOCK CAPITALS): …………………………………………………………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………………..
Date: …………………………………………………