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Consultation on public, patients', and other interested parties' views on additional uses of patient data

NHS Connecting for Health are gathering people’s views to help them make important decisions about the ways the NHS can use information it collects about patients. Such patient data is mainly used to provide care and treatment but can also have additional uses such as research, auditing the quality and safety of care, management planning, etc.  This consultation is focusing on additional uses.

• More information about the consultation on the NHS Connecting for Health website (opens new window)
• Download impact assessment and equality impact assessment (PDF, 188K)