NHS Digital will collect data to support a wide variety of research and analysis to help run health and care services. In addition, the service will also help to support the planning and commissioning and health and care services, the development of health and care policy, public health monitoring and interventions and enable many different areas of research.
If you are happy for your information to be used in this way, you do not need to do anything. If you wish to opt-out of this service, you will need to fill a form in and submit this online, or print this off, fill in the details and bring this to the Surgery. Children under 13 cannot opt-out online, and therefore will need to fill in a paper form.