Opt Out
Opting out of research and health and care service planning supported through the Yorkshire & Humber Secure Data Environment
Your information can support research, health and care planning, for example; looking into lung health, impact of clean air people’s health and the impact of falls, to name but a few.
We need a better understanding of the health and care needs of people living in our region so we can support them to live healthier, longer lives by transforming the way we work.
What we can learn by analysing people’s health and care data is the key to making all this possible.
If you’re happy for your health and care information to help with research, health and care planning, you don’t need to do anything.
However, if you would rather your information was not used for research and health and care planning supported through Yorkshire & Humber SDE you can opt-out.
Email yhsde.optout@bthft.nhs.uk and provide the following information:
Full name
Address
Date of birth
NHS number
This information is to make sure the information relates to the right person to apply the opt-out accurately. Your information will only be used for the purpose of managing your request.
Your information won’t be used for any future work within the Yorkshire and Humber Secure Data Environment once you have emailed to request your opt-out. Information that has already been used in research, analysis, or reporting projects cannot be removed retrospectively.
This doesn’t have an impact on individual patient care.
If you have any questions about Y&H SDE you can read our FAQs on the website, or if you want to know more about the Local Opt-Out process, contact; yhsde.optout@bthft.nhs.uk and a member of the team will be happy to help.
Our normal working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday except bank holidays.
National opt-out
To opt-out, you can use the national or GP data opt-out services provided by NHS: Opt out of sharing your health records – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
If you choose to stop your records being used for research and planning, your data might still be used in some situations. Learn more here: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/where-your-choice-does-not-apply/
Access Data We Hold About You
You have the right to request information about yourself through:
To inquire about your data used in the Y&H SDE, please contact us at: YHSDE@bthft.nhs.uk