COVID-19 At Risk Patients

Data Provision Notices to require the submission of data to help identify patients who may be more at risk if they contract COVID-19, to cover general practice and the detained estate.

Overview

The Department of Health and Social Care has directed NHS Digital to collect this data for the purpose of direct care in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus (also known as coronavirus).

The objective of this collection is, on an ongoing basis, to identify registered patients:

who are more at risk of getting seriously ill with COVID-19
who may be suitable for treatment if they become COVID-19 positive
who may be suitable for a COVID-19 vaccination.

The required data comprises two extracts:

patients registered at GP practices in England
patients registered on the health and justice information system (HJIS) which serves the detained estate in England.

The data collected will be analysed and linked with other data NHS Digital holds. Patient level data including name, address, NHS Number and GP practice will be collected for identified patients.

Scope

This Notice is served on:

GP practices in England
NHS England (as data controller of the data held on the HJIS in England)

Legal basis

ARTICLE

COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020

A Direction given by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care requiring NHS Digital to establish and operate information systems to collect and analyse data in connection with COVID-19, and develop and operate information and communication systems to deliver services in connection with COVID-19.

General Practices

COVID-19 At Risk Patients Data Provision Notice

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The Detained Estate

COVID-19 At Risk Detained Estate Data Provision Notice

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Updates

23 November 2022: Both Notices have been updated to reflect version 5 of the Business Rules which have been agreed with NHS England. Note that a full history of previous extracts is available in each Notice.

Last edited: 23 November 2022 11:17 am