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Demographics
Summary
The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national electronic database of NHS patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number (known as demographic information).
Top tasks
The Personal Demographics Service
The PDS helps healthcare professionals to identify patients and match them to their health records. It also allows them to contact and communicate with patients.
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Further information
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internal Personal Demographics Service fair processing
The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is the national electronic database of NHS patient details such as name, address, date of birth and NHS Number (known as demographic information).
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internal Personal Demographics Service (PDS): GDPR information
Why and how we process your data within the Personal Demographics Service (PDS), and your rights.
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internal Central Health Register Inquiry System (CHRIS) archive: GDPR information
Why and how we process your data in the CHRIS archive, and your rights.