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NHS.UK video and photography (multimedia) content

Summary

Why and how we process your data in the NHS.UK video content, and your rights.

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

The purpose of NHS.UK is help citizens and patients take control of their health and wellbeing. 

The NHS website (nhs.uk) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/nhs) contains A-Z of health conditions, treatment options, medicines, and more. NHS Digital uses clinical photography and videos on the website in order to provide health and care information to the public, to help people make the best choices about their health and wellbeing. To make this content, NHS Digital uses real people, clinicians and sometimes actors to appear in videos and photographs, often talking about health related conditions and their own experiences. Note that this does not include content hosted on nhs.uk campaign microsites, such as, www.nhs.uk/better-health
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? No
Who are recipients of this data?

The NHS website (nhs.uk) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/nhs) are published on the internet.
Is data transferred outside the UK? This data is not transferred out of the UK
How long the data is kept NHS.UK website images and video content is reviewed regularly. Content will be stored indefinitely unless the patient requests for them to be removed from the library, in which case we will securely destroy all personal data, or remove their likeness from the video in question.
Our lawful basis for holding this data Legal obligation
Your rights
  • Tick Be informed
  • Tick Get access to it
  • Tick Rectify or change it
  • Tick Erase or remove it

    A limited right in specific circumstances – in this instance, where the data subject withdraws consent. 


  • Tick Restrict or stop processing it

    Where an individual contests the accuracy of the personal data, processing should be restricted until accuracy has been verified.


  • Tick Move, copy or transfer it
  • Cross Object to it being processed or used

    Right to restrict processing – where an individual contests the accuracy of the personal data, processing should be restricted until accuracy has been verified.


  • Cross 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) Not relevant.
Where does this data come from? Data subjects and various sources.
The legal basis for collecting this data

NHS Digital has a Direction, HSCA 2012 s.254 (1) and s.254 (6) by the Secretary of State for Health to establish and operate the NHS Choices online services information or communications systems, which includes NHS.UK

GDPR

Article 6 (1a) – consent,  Article 6 (1c) – legal obligation, Article 9 (2a) - consent and Article 9(2)(h) - the provision of health or social care.  

 

Where we use this data

external

NHS.UK

NHS.UK helps citizens and patients take control of their health and wellbeing. The NHS.UK website contains A-Z of health conditions, treatment options, medicines, and more