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).
For patients -what information about me is on the Personal Demographics Service database (PDS)?
For NHS staff - information governance around PDS
Local health IT systems -how my local health IT system fits in with the PDS
Birth notification service -find out about registering a birth, along with other information about this 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.
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).
Why and how we process your data within the Personal Demographics Service (PDS), and your rights.
