Lung Health Checks & Data Sharing

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πŸ“’ NHS Lung Health Check Programme

NEW | Your GP Practice is participating in the NHS Lung Health Check Programme, which aims to detect lung cancer early and improve outcomes. As part of this initiative, we securely share limited patient information with Xyla Elective Care, the NHS provider responsible for inviting eligible patients.

πŸ“Œ What Data is Shared?

We only share the minimum necessary information to invite patients for a Lung Health Check:
βœ… Name
βœ… NHS Number
βœ… Date of Birth
βœ… Contact details (address, phone, email)
βœ… Smoking history (if recorded)

πŸ“Œ Why is My Data Being Shared?

This programme is part of the NHS’s public health responsibilities. Under UK data protection laws, we do not need consent to share data for essential health programmes. Instead, we rely on:

  • Article 6(1)(e) of UK GDPR – Public Task (Processing is necessary for an NHS service).
  • Article 9(2)(h) of UK GDPR – Healthcare Provision (Processing supports preventive medicine).

πŸ“Œ Is My Data Safe?

βœ” Xyla Elective Care is contractually bound only to use your data for this programme.
βœ” Your information is not shared beyond the Lung Health Check Programme.
βœ” Xyla must delete your data once no longer needed.
βœ” You do not need to take partβ€”if you prefer not to be invited, you can opt out.

πŸ“Œ Further Information:

πŸ“„ NHS Lung Health Check Programme
πŸ“„ National Data Opt-Out – an explanation and ability to opt out.

For any questions, speak to our practice team or email our Data Protection Officer.

πŸš€ Early detection saves livesβ€”if invited, we encourage you to take part!