GP Date for Planning and Research Programme
Please find below a link to an important letter from Jo Churchill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Primary Care and Health Promotion, about the GP Data for Planning and Research programme.
We have received a number of queries regarding the proposed Data Upload of patient data. Please see the information below.
NHS Digital is leading this work
- These plans have now been postponed pending further engagement (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57400902)
- Additional information about NHS Digital’s use of health information to support improved health outcomes can be found here: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/general-practice-data-for-planning-and-research/advice-for-the-public
- Data sharing opt out for patients can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/; https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/manage-your-choice/
How to Opt-Out
If you would like to Opt Out kindly download, complete and return to the Surgery the form below and we will code your record accordingly.