COVID-19 Ethnic Category Data Set

The data can only be used for the purposes of COVID-19 in accordance with the COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020.

The Ethnic Category Coverage Management Information, published by NHS Digital, uses data from the GPES Data for Pandemic Planning and Research (GDPPR) and Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data sets to show the recorded ethnicity of patients, broken down by Clinical Commissioning Group. 

This information aims to inform users of the quality, coverage, and distribution of ethnic category recording within NHS Digital datasets. It can be used to reduce health inequalities and to allow commissioners of health and care services to better understand and monitor levels of ethnicity recording, so interventions can be targeted where they are needed. 

It can also be used for research projects looking into COVID-19. The use of the underlying data is limited to COVID-19 planning and research purposes due to the legal basis under which the dataset is collected. 

Direction  

Find out more about the Direction. 

Legal basis for the collection of the data  

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA 2012) section 254. 

Data Provision Notice  

Information to follow.

Legal basis for the provision of data  

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (HSCA 2012) section 259. 

Legal basis for processing the data

The UK GDPR Article 6 lawful basis for the processing of the personal data within this collection falls under: 

• Article 6(1)(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. 

The UK GDPR Article 9 condition for processing special categories of personal data within the collection falls under: 

• Article 9 2 (h) processing is necessary for the provision of health care or treatment, and for the management of health care systems or services. 

Transparency notice

Find out about the Transparency Notice.

Lag time from collection to dissemination

Information to follow.  

Frequency

Bi-monthly.

Commissioning extracts specification

COVID-19 Ethnic Category Specification.

Suppression rules 

To be confirmed.