Guidance

NDTMS: consent and privacy notice

Information for people in drug and alcohol treatment about sharing their information with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 12 April 2013
• Last updated: 1 May 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

NDTMS: information and consent (accessible version)

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NDTMS: information and consent (print version)

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NDTMS: privacy notice

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Details

These documents are for anyone receiving drug and alcohol treatment in England.

We need your consent to collect information about you and your treatment. We hold your information in the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) database.

We collect information about you to help improve your:

• treatment and other support
• health and wellbeing
• education and job prospects
• family life

You can use the information and consent form to agree to share your information with us. It tells you about:

• what information we collect
• why we collect your information
• why we might share your information
• what your rights are

Your treatment service should share the information and consent form with you at your first appointment, so that you understand how we use your information, and what your options are.

The privacy notice describes in detail how we collect and use personal information about people in drug and alcohol treatment. This is in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation. The privacy notice includes details on:

• what we do with your information
• how we protect your information and keep it secure
• how to contact us or make a complaint

If you need more information about your personal data or consent, your treatment service should direct you to this privacy notice.

You can find more information about NDTMS, including the latest drug and alcohol treatment statistics and technical data set documentation, on the NDTMS website.

Published 12 April 2013
Last updated 1 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 May 2024

   Updated to include information about the NDTMS website.

2. 24 June 2022

   Updated the information and consent form and added a privacy notice.

3. 29 November 2018

   Updated PHE NDTMS patient information leaflet.

4. 7 September 2018

   Added 'Data sharing protocol between drug and alcohol treatment services'.

5. 13 July 2018

   Replaced 2 original documents with 3 updated versions.

6. 12 April 2013

   First published.