The Challenging Burden Service (CBS) offers advice, guidance, and support around minimising data collection burden.
We have made some changes to the way we manage our burden service, following these changes:
We offer advice and guidance to minimise the amount of work involved in responding to new or existing data requests.
We work with health and social care organisations to share and identify good practice around how data is collected, collated and shared.
We offer a confidential way for you to refer data requests that you feel would benefit from further scrutiny via our Collection Referral Service.
We have responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to provide advice to the Secretary of State for health around burden minimisation.
Learn more about the burden assessment process provided by the Data Standards Assurance Service (DSAS).
NHS Digital, issues a Data Provision Notice each time it uses the statutory power under Section 259 (1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The Data Provision Notice provides information on the data collection including the purpose, benefits, how we intend to collect the information, form, manner, frequency and from which organisations. We also include any information governance, legal or burden considerations.
If you are a potential (data) collector please check the DCB standards and collections list before requesting a Burden Assessment application form. This list is updated regularly.
NHS Digital, issues a Data Provision Notice each time it uses the statutory power under Section 259 (1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The Data Provision Notice provides information on the data collection including the purpose, benefits, how we intend to collect the information, form, manner, frequency and from which organisations. We also include any information governance, legal or burden considerations.
NHS Digital has worked with data providers to create and design a simple tool to encourage providers and commissioners to work together consider the potential burden of any data request at a local level. We would welcome any feedback about this tool so we can continue to develop and improve it.
We work closely with the Department of Health and Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs) to support the development of burden reduction plans. These plans set out how each organisation plans to reduce the data burden they place on the health and social care system in England and to minimise bureaucracy.
The collection referral service offers a confidential way to refer data collections that you feel might benefit from further scrutiny.
