Secondary Uses Service Dataset (SUS)

When a patient or service user is treated or cared for, information is collected which supports their treatment. This information is also useful to commissioners and providers of NHS-funded care for 'secondary' purposes - purposes other than direct or 'primary' clinical care, such as:  

• healthcare planning 

• commissioning of services  

• National Tariff reimbursement  

• development of national policy  

SUS is a secure data warehouse that stores this patient-level information in line with national standards and applies complex derivations which support national tariff policy and secondary analysis.   

Access to SUS is managed using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) which grants appropriate access levels to identifiable, anonymised or pseudonymised data based on the user’s job role.  

For more information visit Secondary Uses Service (SUS).

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  

Read the Data Provision Notice (DPN).

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  

Read the Transparency Notice.

Lag time from collection to dissemination  

Data available day after submission.  

Frequency  

Weekly.

Commissioning extracts specification  

Secondary Uses Service Dataset (SUS) Specification

Suppression rules 

To be confirmed.