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Reasonable Adjustment Flag: GDPR information
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the Reasonable Adjustment Flag and your rights.
| Controller | NHS Digital, Department of Health and Social Care |
| How we use the information (processing activities) | The Reasonable Adjustment Flag is a national record which indicates that reasonable adjustments are required for an individual and optionally includes details of their significant impairments and key adjustments that should be considered. The Flag is created for the individual by their care team and is held on the NHS Spine and is accessed through the NHS Summary Care Record application (SCRa) or approved clinical systems integrated with the spine. |
| Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | Yes |
| Who are recipients of this data? |
Organisations providing NHS funded health and care services. |
| Is data transferred outside the UK? | This data is not transferred out of the UK |
| How long the data is kept | 30 years maximum after the individual becomes deceased. |
| Our lawful basis for holding this data | Legal obligation |
| Your rights |
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| How can you withdraw your consent? |
Consent is 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? | Organisations providing NHS funded health and care services. |
| The legal basis for collecting this data | Legal obligation (Direction) - management of health or social care systems and services. |
Where NHS Digital uses this data
Reasonable Adjustment Flag
The Reasonable Adjustment Flag allows health care professionals to record, share and view the reasonable adjustments a patient will need to be made for them during their care.