Data Services for Commissioners (DSfC)

We're responsible for ensuring NHS Digital meets its statutory and service obligations to commissioners. We do this via the Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices (DSCROs) and by developing and implementing policies and plans.

Improving access to data for commissioners for purposes beyond direct care
Safeguarding the journey of patient data, ensuring that data is only shared with organisations that have a legal justification to receive it
Collaborating with stakeholders to identify new opportunities to improve patient health and care

Our services

Commissioners

Find out about best practice for data controllers.

Visit our commissioners page

Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices

Information about Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices (DSCROs).

Find out about DSCROs

Governance

This includes access to data, the Data Access Request Service (DARS) and Interim data advisory group (AGD).

Read about our governance

Commissioning datasets

Find out about our commissioning datasets.

Access our dataset information

Incident and service request process

Find out about who to contact if there's an incident and how to find out about live service information.

Incidents and service requests

Useful links

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Invoice validation (including CEfF's)

Find out about the processing of data required for invoice validation purposes.

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Risk Stratification (including providers)

NHS England has given an undertaking to seek assurance from organisations and to provide a register of approved organisations for the receipt and processing of patient data for risk stratification.

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UK GDPR

For more information on UK GDPR.

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ICO website

To go directly to the ICO website.

Contact us

Further information

Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices (DSCRO): GDPR information

Why and how we process your data within Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices, and your rights.

Last edited: 21 November 2023 3:24 pm