NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service Data Provision Notice

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Act) gives NHS England statutory powers, under section 259(1)(a), to require data from health or social care bodies, or organisations that provide publicly funded health or adult social care in England, where it has been directed to establish an information system by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.  

The data, as specified by NHS England in this published data provision notice, is required to support a direction from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to NHS England. Therefore, organisations that are in scope of the notice are legally required, under section 259(5) of the Act, to provide the data in the form and manner specified below.

Under section 259(1)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, this Notice is served in accordance with the procedure published as part of the NHS England duty under section 259(8) on all organisations using the NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service.

NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service Directions 2026

Collections will be made in line with the Directions and will be aligned to the recruitment periods of the organisations that are using the Recruitment Service. Collections will be required at a minimum of every 2 weeks.

21 April 2026 - This Data Provision Notice has been updated to version 1.1 to correct minor wording errors. No substantive changes have been made.