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Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS): GDPR information
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) and your rights.
| Controller | NHS Digital |
| How we use the information (processing activities) | Analysis of emergency care activity across England for monitoring and improving health and care services. |
| Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | Yes |
| Who are recipients of this data? | |
| Is data transferred outside the UK? | Within Europe |
| How long the data is kept | 20 years and then reviewed annually |
| Our lawful basis for holding this data | Legal obligation |
| Your rights |
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| How can you withdraw your consent? |
Consent not the basis for processing |
| Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making) | No |
| Where does this data come from? | Secondary Use Service (SUS) |
| The legal basis for collecting this data | Legal obligation (Direction) and management of health and social care systems |
Where NHS Digital uses this data
Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS)
The Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) is the national data set for urgent and emergency care. It replaced Accident & Emergency Commissioning Data Set (CDS type 010) and was implemented through: ECDS (CDS 6.2.2 Type 011)