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, and to request data under section 259(1)(b) from all other organisations.

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 the following persons:  

• All Health and Social Care Organisations using the NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service  

Under section 259(1)(b) 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 the following persons:

• All other Organisations using the NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service

Health and Social Care Organisations using the DigiTrials Recruitment Service

This information is required by NHS England under section 259(1)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Health and Social Care Organisations using the DigiTrials Recruitment Service are required under section 259(1)(a) to comply with the requirement and must provide information to NHS England in the form, manner and period specified in this Data Provision Notice.

All Other Organisations using the DigiTrials Recruitment Service

This information is required by NHS England under section 259(1)(b) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. All Other Organisations using the DigiTrials Recruitment Service are requested to provide information to NHS England in the form, manner and period specified in this Data Provision Notice.

However, under section 259(2)(b), where an Other Organisation is using the DigiTrials Recruitment Service and the research/study is publicly funded, organisations are required under section 259(1)(a) to comply with the requirement and must provide information to NHS England in the form, manner and period specified in this Data Provision Notice.

In line with section 259(5) of the Act, all organisations in scope, in England, must comply with the requirement and provide information to NHS England in the form, manner and period specified in this Data Provision Notice.

This Notice is issued in accordance with the procedure published as part of an NHS England duty under section 259(8).

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.

30 July 2026 - This Data Provision Notice has been updated to version 2.0 to clarify the legal basis for Health and Social Care Organisations and all other organisations.

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.