Is your practice compliant with the national data opt-out policy?

Official wording from NHS England

Assertion 1.2: Individuals' rights are respected and supported

Is your organisation compliant with the national data opt-out policy?

The national data opt-out gives everyone the ability to stop health and social care organisations from sharing their confidential information for research and planning purposes, with some exceptions such as where there is a legal mandate/direction or an overriding public interest for example to help manage the covid-19 pandemic. As a provider, you should help the people who use your services to understand that they can opt out of their data being used for other purposes. You should check that your policies, procedures, and privacy notice cover the opt out. From July 2022, it is a legal requirement for all health and social care CQC registered organisations to be compliant with the national data opt out. More detailed guidance that gives advice about compliance with the national data opt-out policy is available from NHS England (https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out-programme/compliance-with-the-national-data-opt-out) and Digital Care Hub (https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/data-security-protecting-my-information/national-data-opt-out).