The national data opt-out allows patients to opt-out of their information being used for purposes other than their immediate clinical care (such as for audit and research purposes).
All NHS organisations are required to be compliant with the national data opt-out policy by 31st March 2022.
For national clinical audits such as the NABCOP, using existing sources of patient data collected by the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) in England, individual’s opt-out preferences are applied by NCRAS prior to the NABCOP receiving the datasets.
For more information on the national data opt-out, please visit the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/