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Directory of Services (DoS): GDPR information
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the 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 we use this data
Directory of Services (DoS)
The urgent and emergency care Directory of Services (DoS) is a database of NHS services in England. It works with NHS Pathways, the decision support system behind 111 and some 999 providers, to provide real-time information for patients about the right place to go.