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Access to Service Information (A2SI) Directory of Services (DoS): GDPR information
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the Access to Service Information (A2SI) Directory of Services (DoS) and your rights.
| Controller | NHS Digital |
| How we use the information (processing activities) | Maintenance of a list of authorised users of the Directory of Services (DoS). |
| Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | No |
| Who are recipients of this data? |
NHS England contract teams, Directory of Services (DoS) leads |
| Is data transferred outside the UK? | Within Europe |
| How long the data is kept | 8 years minimum from no longer required |
| Our lawful basis for holding this data | Public task |
| 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? | Data subject |
| The legal basis for collecting this data | Public Task and Health and Social Care Act - General powers |
Where NHS Digital uses this data
Directory of Services (DoS)
The Directory of Services (DoS) is a central directory that is integrated with NHS Pathways and is automatically accessed if the patient does not require an ambulance or by any attending clinician in the urgent and emergency care services.