Rapid Cancer Registration Data Set
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the Rapid Cancer Registration Data Set and your rights.
| Controller | NHS England |
| How we use the information (processing activities) | This dataset provides a quicker, indicative source of cancer data to support the planning and provision of cancer services. |
| Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | Yes |
| Who are recipients of this data? |
External users as permitted through Data Sharing Agreements (DSA) via the Data Access Request Service (DARS) - see the data release register for more details. |
| 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 |
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| How can you withdraw your consent? |
Consent is 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? | The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) has developed an auto-generated Rapid Cancer Registration Dataset (RCRD) using standard administrative datasets which flow rapidly into NHSE and are incorporated into the Cancer Analysis System (CAS) of NCRAS. The data takes the form of a series of significant events that occur to each patient as they proceed through the diagnostic and then therapeutic parts of the cancer pathway, and is available at approximately 4-5 months behind real time. |
| The legal basis for collecting this data | GDPR: |
