About data sharing with the NHS

Why does Amaze share data with the NHS?

The Amaze Family Support Service is funded by the NHS; this includes Amaze NDP Family Training and Navigation Service, Amaze Peer Support and Befriending Service (previously Face 2 Face), and Amazing Futures. To enable the NHS to monitor the service and its impact on children and young people, they ask us to share anonymised information about who is accessing our service.

What information will you collect about me?

Parent carers

If you access one of these services, we will ask if you agree (or your young person agrees) to us sharing the data below. Your and your child’s name would not be included.

  • your postcode
  • your child or young person’s date of birth
  • your child or young person’s GP practice
  • your child or young person’s gender
  • whether your child or young person’s gender is the same as assigned at birth
  • your child or young person’s ethnicity
  • the primary reason that you are accessing the service, such as your child’s autism or another neurodevelopmental condition

Young people

If your young person accesses our Young People Engagement service, we will ask if they agree to us sharing the data below. Their name would not be included.

  • their postcode
  • their date of birth
  • their GP practice
  • their gender
  • whether their gender is the same as the gender assigned at birth
  • their ethnicity
  • the main reason they are accessing Amaze

In addition, we would provide details of how long they were supported by our service and the type of contacts they have with us (no information about what was discussed at these contacts is passed on) and the reason for ending support with us.

Who manages the information shared with the NHS?

The information collected about you or your young person is managed by NHS Digital, the national provider of information, data and IT systems in health and social care. The role of NHS Digital is to ensure that high quality information is used appropriately to improve patient care. It publishes key statistics and shares information to support important research and commissioning.

What is the data used for?

This is part of a national strategy called the Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) which aims to deliver nationally consistent and comparable person-based information for children, young people and adults who are in contact with mental health or learning disability services. The data collected is passed to NHS Digital and supports evidence-based clinical practice and helps the NHS to demonstrate improved outcomes. It is also used to inform service improvements and monitor service performance and outcomes.

Do I have to agree to this so that I can access your service?

No, you can of course still access our service if you do not consent, however, so that we can evidence the work we are doing we do appreciate you considering this. 

How do I find out more?

If you have any queries about what NHS Digital does with your information or would like to know more please get in touch:

If you would like to know more about what Amaze does with your data, please read our Privacy Policy or email Amaze.

This information was updated November 2023.