NHS Digital General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)

Advice and Information - 6 April 2021

NHS Digital's daily collection of GP data
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The data held in the GP medical records of patients is used every day to support health and care planning and research in England, helping to find better treatments and improve patient outcomes for everyone. NHS Digital has developed a new way to collect this data, called the General Practice Data for Planning and Research data collection. The daily collection of GP patient data will start from 1st September 2021. You have the right to decide whether you want to share your data.  

For more information

General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) - NHS Digital

NHS website: Overview – Choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

NHS Digital 0300 303 5678

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

 

 

 

 

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