If you choose to opt out using this process, your health and care data held within North Central London (NCL) will not be shared with partner organisations within NCL.
However, please note the following important information:
- This opt-out only affects data sharing within NCL. It does not act as a central opt out for the full London care record.
- Your GP data will still be visible to organisations outside of NCL that are part of the London Care Record. This is because the system allows GP data to be shared across other Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in London.
- If you receive care from services based outside of NCL, your information from those services will still be accessible to those organisations via their own instances of the London Care Record.
Opting out of the NCL London Care Record (Joined Up Care Records)
Thinking of opting out?
We ask you to think carefully before opting out of joined-up records. Sharing your health and social care information will make it easier for services to provide the best treatment and care for you. Please note that if you opt out of electronic record sharing, your information will continue to be shared, as it is now, by email, telephone and paper.
Read more about why this is so important and what the benefits of the London Care Record for residents .
If you choose to opt out using this process, your health and care data held within North Central London (NCL) will not be shared with partner organisations within NCL.
However, please note the following important information:
- This opt-out only affects data sharing within NCL. It does not act as a central opt out for the full London care record.
- Your GP data will still be visible to organisations outside of NCL that are part of the London Care Record. This is because the system allows GP data to be shared across other Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in London.
- If you receive care from services based outside of NCL, your information from those services will still be accessible to those organisations via their own instances of the London Care Record.
How to Opt Out
Please download and complete our opt-out form, or obtain a leaflet from your GP practice. The form requires your signature to show that you have understood that you will not benefit from electronic joined-up records, which will make it easier for services to provide the best treatment and care for you.
We need your NHS number to be able to process your request to opt out.
If you don’t know your NHS number please visit: www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/how-can-we-help/how-can-i-find-out-my-nhs-number/ or ask your GP practice.
Sending your completed opt‑out form securely
If you use a personal email or non- government email addresses, please be aware that emails sent from these services are not encrypted to NHS standards when sent directly to an @nhs.net address.
To protect your information, please follow the steps below.
What you need to do
- Complete your opt‑out form
- Save the completed form on your device.
- Do not email the completed form yet.
- Request a secure email
- Email joined-up.care-record@nhs.net and ask the ICB team to contact you.
- Please do not include personal or sensitive information in this initial message.
- Receive a secure email from the ICB
- The ICB will email you using NHSmail’s secure encryption service.
- Reply securely and send your form
- Open the secure email. Follow the steps in the email.
- Reply within the secure service and attach your completed opt‑out form.
- Your information will be protected during sending and receipt.
Important: Do not send any National Data Opt Out forms to this email address as they will not be processed.
How to opt back in
If you have opted out of the electronic joined-up records and you change your mind, you can decide to opt in again at any time.
To opt-in, please email joined-up.care-record@nhs.net and our service desk will provide you with an opt in form via the secure method as detailed above. Please complete and send back to the ICB.
Alternatively please contact your GP Practice.
When we receive the completed form, we will add your health records to the joined-up records system.
Contact us
For general enquiries and questions contact: joined-up.care-record@nhs.net.
Alternatively, please contact your GP Practice.