Type 1 & 2 Opt Outs

Type 1 Opt Outs

For information about the Type 1 Opt Out please see the link below. 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-tools-and-services/data-services/general-practice-data-hub/care-information-choices 

Additionally please make your choice on one of the forms below returning a signed copy back to the practice or emailing it to chgp.prg@dorsetgp.nhs.uk 

Opt out form

Child form

Third Party form for someone else


Type 2 Opt Outs

Type 2 objections instructed NHS Digital not to share a patients confidential information for purposes beyond their individual care. It was recorded in the GP practice record using the following code 9Nu4.

The national data opt-out allowes patients to choose to stop their confidential patient information from being used for purposes beyond their individual care. The opt out has been applied by NHS Digital since 25 May 2018 and by 2020 all health and care organisation must apply national data opt-outs in line with the policy.

Patient who wishes to opt-out from 11th of October 2018 will have to to go the "Your NHS Data Matters" website www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters where they can find out more about data sharing and set a national data opt-out.



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