Accessibility statement

Data Privacy & Transparency

The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) is a research department of the University of York, producing policy relevant research and innovative methods that advance the use of health economics to improve population health. CHE's Research Strategy aligns with, and contributes to the University of York Research Strategy, including the overriding aim to be a university 'for public good'. 

Research using NHS England patient data

CHE’s research using NHS England data is organised into six priority areas (research themes) : 

  • Economic Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment
  • Health Policy
  • Equity in health and health care
  • Health and social care
  • Mental Health
  • Public Health

CHE’s processing of data is in the public interest because it adheres to the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research, which protects and promotes the interests of patients, service users and the public, and aims to produce generalisable and publicly available information to inform future decisions over patients’ treatments or care. CHE has a lawful basis for processing personal data, and processing special category data, under the UK GDPR. Further information on research using NHS England data, and our purpose for processing this data is available in our NHS England Data Sharing Agreement: DARS-NIC-667040-B5T1X-v0.

Privacy Information

Our privacy notice provides you with details of the ways in which personal data received from NHS England is processed by the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, including how it is gathered, used, stored and shared. It also provides contact information should you have any questions or concerns. Please view the privacy notice: DARS-NIC-667040-B5T1X Privacy Notice - Health and social care research using NHS England data.

Accessing NHS England patient data for research

For each individual project requiring access to NHS England data, our researchers must submit an application which is reviewed by the CHE Data Access Request Group (DARG). The DARG provides oversight of all requests to access NHS England data, and is responsible for the assessment and decision making on such requests. Further information is available in our NHS England Data Sharing Agreement (linked above), and in the following links.

CHE Data Access Request Group

CHE Data Access Request Group Terms of Reference: this document provides information on the purpose, scope, and membership of the group, in addition to the process of reviewing applications to access NHS England data.

CHE Data Access Request Group Meeting Minutes: a summary of the applications reviewed in the monthly meetings, including the comments raised by members, and the outcome agreed.

Centre for Health Economics: NHS England Data Access Register (Public): a spreadsheet to record all applications received by the DARG, and the outcomes of these.

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