GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
25th May 2018
The GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 with an updated and strengthened framework for protecting personal data. Please click on the links below for further details
DPIA - Notification for Patients
GPDPR (General Practce Data for Planning & Research)
1st July 2021
The Secretary of State has recently approved the General Practice Data for Planning and Research Directions 2021, directions that enable NHS Digital to take significant steps towards the replacement of the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) with GP data for planning and research purposes to provide for the strategic collection, analysis and dissemination of GP data for health and social care purposes, including but not limited to:
- Health and social care policy, planning and commissioning purposes
- Public health purposes, including COVID-19 purposes as described in the COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020
- Research
As such, NHS Digital will be collecting pseudonymised data for specified datasets.
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