General Practice (GP) appointments data in support of winter pressures: GDPR information

Summary

Why and how we process your data within General Practice (GP) appointments data in support of winter pressures, and your rights.

Controller	NHS Digital, NHS England
How we use the information (processing activities)	NHS Digital collects appointment and utilisation data from General Practices (GPs) in England. The data is provided to NHS England for monitoring and improving the management of health and care services. This notice only covers NHS Digital's collection and use of personal data.
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information?	Yes
Who are recipients of this data?	NHSE
Is data transferred outside the UK?	No
How long the data is kept	3 years minimum after no longer required
Our lawful basis for holding this data	Legal obligation
Your rights	Be informed Get access to it Rectify or change it Erase or remove it Restrict or stop processing it Move, copy or transfer it Object to it being processed or used Know if a decision was made by a computer rather than a person
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?	General Practice Appointment System
The legal basis for collecting this data	Legal obligation (Direction) and management of health and social care systems

Where NHS Digital uses this data

internal

GP appointments data collection in support of winter pressures

This is a weekly, automatic collection of anonymised data from general practice appointment systems. It is used to measure capacity and utilisation in general practice, allowing healthcare managers and commissioners to plan and manage services more effectively.