How we use your data - Have your say

As a health service commissioner, we use information about the care of patients to review, deliver and plan current and future health care services. To do this, we need to be able to see information about the care provided to patients which can include patient level data (e.g. information about an individual's care such as medication and location, but never a name or address).

We know that people feel strongly about the use of data in health and care, and we would like to better understand what is important to local people.

As a member of our People’s Network, we would like you to complete the following short survey which should take no longer than 5 minutes, to help shape our future plans.

The survey will remain open until Friday 21 February.

1. Are you aware that the NHS uses your personal data to inform and make decisions about your own personal care?

2. Are you aware that the NHS uses your patient data to help inform changes that effect the health of the wider population? For example, for planning improvements to services or in research and innovation.

3. Thinking about the last question, to what extent do you think you understand why we do this?

Completely understand
Somewhat understand
Limited understanding
No understanding

4. What information would help you better understand how we use your data?

5. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care	The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care Strongly agree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care Agree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care Neither agree nor disagree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care Disagree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve my own care Strongly disagree
The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others	The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others Strongly agree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others Agree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others Neither agree nor disagree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others Disagree	The NHS should use my patient data to improve the care of others Strongly disagree
The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone	The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone Strongly agree	The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone Agree	The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone Neither agree nor disagree	The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone Disagree	The NHS should work with other organisations and companies and use my patient data to improve the care of everyone Strongly disagree

6. Below are three scenarios where we may use your personal data locally. Please tell us for each other whether you think you should be told or do not need to be told

	Should be told	Do not need to be told
We analyse health records of patients in a part of the county to understand if local people are more at risk of certain conditions. This might result in targeted letters to invite you to specific services.	We analyse health records of patients in a part of the county to understand if local people are more at risk of certain conditions. This might result in targeted letters to invite you to specific services. Should be told	We analyse health records of patients in a part of the county to understand if local people are more at risk of certain conditions. This might result in targeted letters to invite you to specific services. Do not need to be told
We commission a new service which involves new medication. We work in partnership with company who make the medicine and share parts of your patient record through this work.	We commission a new service which involves new medication. We work in partnership with company who make the medicine and share parts of your patient record through this work. Should be told	We commission a new service which involves new medication. We work in partnership with company who make the medicine and share parts of your patient record through this work. Do not need to be told
Our local GP practices begin to contribute to a national patient record system, so that doctors and nurses have access to your health records to treat you when you are outside your local area.	Our local GP practices begin to contribute to a national patient record system, so that doctors and nurses have access to your health records to treat you when you are outside your local area. Should be told	Our local GP practices begin to contribute to a national patient record system, so that doctors and nurses have access to your health records to treat you when you are outside your local area. Do not need to be told

Thank you for your feedback and views on this topic. It is important to us that we consider your views regularly on topics like this.

To find out more about how we use your personal information, please read our privacy notice.