Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS) for General Collections - external user guidance
The Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS) is a secure data collection system which accepts uploads of submissions in a variety of formats.
This guidance document will help you register with SDCS and download and upload data securely.
We welcome feedback on this guidance.
Who should read this guidance
This guidance is intended for any organisation required to securely submit data to the Data Collections Team at NHS Digital via the SDCS.
How this guidance will help you
This guidance will show you how to:
- register on SDCS
- create a Single Sign On (SSO) account
- upload data files to the system
- correct any data quality errors found within submissions
- sign out of the system
Recommended web browsers
We recommend you use Internet Explorer (9 and above), Firefox version 7.01 and above or Chrome version 36.0.1985.143m and above to use the SDCS system.
The system may not work as expected if you use an out of date web browser. We do not recommended using Safari or Opera.
Contact details
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Telephone: 0300 303 5035
Last edited: 7 February 2024 5:22 pm