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Central Health Register Inquiry System (CHRIS) archive: GDPR information

Summary

Why and how we process your data in the CHRIS archive, and your rights.

Controller NHS Digital
How we use the information (processing activities)

This data is an archive of a system that preceded the Personal Demographic Service (PDS). It is no longer actively updated and is held within Data Management Services (DMS). It is accessed by National Back Office staff (NBO) for query resolution and manual tracing.
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? Yes
Who are recipients of this data?

None
Is data transferred outside the UK? No
How long the data is kept 30 years minimum
Our lawful basis for holding this data Legal obligation
Your rights
  • Tick Be informed
  • Tick Get access to it
  • Tick Rectify or change it
  • Cross Erase or remove it
  • Tick Restrict or stop processing it
  • Cross Move, copy or transfer it
  • Cross Object to it being processed or used
  • Cross 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? NHS Central Registry, formed from National Registration Records
The legal basis for collecting this data

Legal obligation (Commencement Order) and management of health and social care systems

Where we use this data

internal

Personal Demographics Service

The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national master database of all NHS patients in England, Wales and the Isle of Man - holding basic patient details such as name, address, date of birth, contact details, registered GP, nominated pharmacy and NHS number. PDS has a National Back Office for handling data quality.