Guidance

Reciprocal healthcare privacy notice

Sets out how DHSC and NHSBSA collect and use personal information as part of the process of providing reciprocal healthcare.

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) have joint responsibility for data relating to claims for financial reimbursement for reciprocal healthcare treatment.

This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you, in accordance with data protection law, including the the UK General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (‘the UK GDPR’) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

The joint data controller agreement sets out how DHSC and NHSBSA will process personal data as joint controllers.

Updates to this page

Published 18 February 2020
Last updated 30 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Edited template to include each reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the EU, Switzerland and EFTA States.

  2. Added new attachment: 'Reciprocal healthcare joint data controller agreement: schedule 1'.

  3. First published.

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