NHS Newham CCG: Invoice Validation As an approved Controlled Environment for Finance (CEfF), the data processor receives SUS data anonymised in line with the ICO Code of Practice and using the loc

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation

NHS Newham CCG

Source reference

DARS-NIC-95884-F9J1V-v1.6

Jurisdiction

England

Licence

Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Invoice Validation As an approved Controlled Environment for Finance (CEfF), the data processor receives SUS data anonymised in line with the ICO Code of Practice and using the local identifiers to undertake invoice validation on behalf of the CCG. The CCG are advised by the CSU whether payment for invoices can be made or not. Invoice Validation with be conducted by North East London CSU and the CCG. The CCG are advised by North East London CSU whether payment for invoices can be made or not. Risk Stratification Risk Stratification provides a forecast of future demand by identifying high risk

Register reference

DARS-NIC-95884-F9J1V-v1.6

Agreement period

not published to no end date published

For commercial purposes (as marked in the register)

Not stated

Release files listed by NHS England

1

Data approved

• SUS for Commissioners

Objective, as published

Invoice Validation As an approved Controlled Environment for Finance (CEfF), the data processor receives SUS data anonymised in line with the ICO Code of Practice and using the local identifiers to undertake invoice validation on behalf of the CCG. The CCG are advised by the CSU whether payment for invoices can be made or not. Invoice Validation with be conducted by North East London CSU and the CCG. The CCG are advised by North East London CSU whether payment for invoices can be made or not. Risk Stratification Risk Stratification provides a forecast of future demand by identifying high risk patients. This enables commissioners to initiate proactive management plans for patients that are potentially high service users. Risk Stratification enables GPs to better target intervention in Primary Care primarily using Pseudonymised data. For the purposes of direct care, GPs have the ability to access SUS data identifiable at the level of NHS number under S.251 CAG 7-04(a)/2013 following explicit action that initiates a re-identification. Commissioning To use pseudonymised data to provide intelligence to support the commissioning of health services. The data (containing both clinical and financial information) is analysed so that health care provision can be planned to support the needs of the population within the CCG area. The CCGs commission services from a range of providers covering a wide array of services. Each of the data flow categories requested supports the commissioned…

Expected benefits, as published

Invoice Validation 1. Financial validation of activity 2. CCG Budget control 3. Commissioning and performance management 4. Meeting commissioning objectives without compromising patient confidentiality 5. The avoidance of misappropriation of public funds to ensure the ongoing delivery of patient care Risk Stratification Risk stratification promotes improved case management in primary care and will lead to the following benefits being realised: 1. Improved planning by better understanding patient flows through the healthcare system, thus allowing commissioners to design appropriate pathways to improve patient flow and allowing commissioners to identify priorities and identify plans to address these. 2. Improved quality of services through reduced emergency readmissions, especially avoidabl…

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/https://digital.nhs.uk/binaries/content/assets/website-assets/services/dars/release-registers/releaseregister20190301_20190331.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

Limitations: Agreement as recorded in an NHS Digital register of approved data releases (2014–2019), retrieved from the UK Government Web Archive. That register lists releases made in its period and the agreement's purpose statement as it then stood; it gives no agreement dates, and the agreement may have changed since. Imported only where a paper quotes a reference no current register holds.