Ambulance Data Set Service

Summary

Why and how we process your data in the Ambulance Data Set and your rights.

Controller	NHS Digital
How we use the information (processing activities)	The Ambulance Data Set aims to deliver the commitment contained in the NHS Long Term Plan 2019 to: “...bring together data from all ambulance services nationally in order to follow and understand patient journeys from the ambulance service into other urgent and emergency healthcare settings." The Ambulance Data Set will apply to English ambulance services to collect standardised information about their patient related activity. The data set is to bring consistency to information held by the ambulance service providers, with a view to higher quality and more consistent reporting, removing the need for duplicated effort, all with a view to improving patient outcomes.
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information?	Yes
Who are recipients of this data?	Ambulance trust staff and NHS England.
Is data transferred outside the UK?	This data is not transferred out of the UK
How long the data is kept	20 years
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 Where an individual contests the accuracy of the personal data, processing should be restricted until accuracy has been verified. 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?	To discuss your rights on withdrawing consent or opting out of the data you can email our customer service centre or call us on 0300 303 5678.
Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making)	No
Where does this data come from?	The data warehouses of the English ambulance service care provider organisations
The legal basis for collecting this data	Ambulance services data set Directions 2022