Information about you and the care you receive is shared, in a secure system, by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.
It is important that we, the NHS, can use this information to plan and improve services for all patients. We would like to link information from all the different places where you receive care, such as your GP, hospital and community service, to help us provide a full picture. This will allow us to compare the care you received in one area against the care you received in another, so we can see what has worked best.
Information such as your postcode and NHS number, but not your name, will be used to link your records in a secure system, so your identity is protected. Information which does not reveal your identity can then be used by others, such as researchers and those planning health services, to make sure we provide the best care possible for everyone.
You have a choice. If you are happy for your information to be used in this way you do not have to do anything. If you have any concerns or wish to prevent this from happening, please speak to practice staff or download the opt out form below, complete it and return it to the practice
We need to make sure that you know this is happening and the choices you have.
You can find out more on the NHS England Care Data website.
COVID-19: Vulnerable Adults FAQ
Vulnerable Adults FAQ – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG (nottsccg.nhs.uk)
The information contained in this document relates specifically to people defined by the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officer as being extremely clinically vulnerable to, or at highest clinical risk from, COVID-19.
The advice in this guidance may feel stringent but it is there to protect those who are at highest clinical risk and should be applied carefully to this group.
Most people that are within this group will have already received a letter through the post. However, the process for identifying additional people who meet the clinical criteria but have not been identified through the initial central process is continuing. People identified through this process will receive a letter shortly.