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Pandemic and Health Emergency Response Services

PHERS documents explaining how personal data is used by various services as part of the response to pandemics and health related emergencies.

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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, acting through the executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, has commissioned the provision of various services to support members of the public during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

These services are part of the Pandemic and Health Emergency Response Services (PHERS) which supplements the response provided by primary care during pandemics and other health-related emergencies.

These documents explain how personal data is used, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. It includes information on the purpose and categories of data processed, and your rights if information about you is included.

Published 10 March 2021
Last updated 14 May 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated sections 7 and 8 of the Vaccine Booking Service transparency notice.

  2. Updated contact details for the DHSC Data Protection Officer.

  3. Added 'NHS COVID-19 vaccine booking service: transparency notice'.

  4. First published.