Secondary Uses Service (SUS)
The Secondary Uses Service (SUS) is the single, comprehensive repository for healthcare data in England which enables a range of reporting and analyses to support the NHS in the delivery of healthcare services.
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 users job role.
SUS User Support and Guidance
What's new
Latest SUS news and developments.
Service Announcements and Outages
Service announcements and planned system downtime.
SUS guidance
General SUS user support guidance resource.
SUS Payment by Results (PbR) guidance
Operational support
- Monthly Trust Statements
- Monthly Database Counts
- Monthly Performance Reviews
SUS+
Support for users on the development on the replacement SUS+ solution.
Service Desk
Please report any service issues via the ServiceNow Portal (log in required) or call 0300 303 5035.
Useful Links
Further information
Our Secondary Uses Service (SUS) user group meets monthly. Find out how to get involved, and download the agenda and minutes of our previous meetings.
The Data Landing Portal (DLP) allows data to be transferred securely between organisations through a centrally managed system.
Why and how we process your data in the Secondary Uses Service (SUS)+ data: GDPR information and your rights.
Last edited: 28 February 2024 11:19 am