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Bridge file: Hospital Episode Statistics to Diagnostic Imaging Dataset

Agreements naming it
27
In term in September 2026
18
Organisations
22
Files released
175

Files released counts only files released externally by DARS. Access granted in NHS England's own systems, such as its Secure Data Environment, is not included.

How the register describes it

Recorded against the dataset on each agreement, and not always the same from one agreement to the next, so every value found is listed.

Type of data
  • Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant
  • Identifiable
Sensitivity
  • Non-Sensitive
  • Sensitive
Frequency of release
  • One-Off
  • Ongoing
Legal basis for provision
  • CV19: Regulation 3 (4) of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002
  • Consent (Reasonable Expectation)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information'
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261(5)(c)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261(5)(d)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(b)(ii)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(c)
3 more
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(7)
  • Informed Patient consent to permit the receipt, processing and release of data by NHS Digital
  • National Health Service Act 2006 - s251 - 'Control of patient information'.

Organisations whose agreements name it (22)

Show the list, with the number of agreements for each

With an agreement in term in September 2026 (13)

With expired agreements only (9)

Agreements covering this dataset

Showing all 27 agreements.

Files: files of this dataset released under the agreement, across all its versions.

Agreements covering Bridge file: Hospital Episode Statistics to Diagnostic Imaging Dataset
AgreementOrganisationTypeFilesLatest termStatusCommercial
RIPCORD 2 Trial: HES data for outcome analyses. DARS-NIC-303379-H4C8H University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 1 16 January 2026 to 30 November 2030 In term No
Demographic, morbidity and mortality data associated with the STOP-HCV Cirrhosis Study cohort. DARS-NIC-72626-V4P9B Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Trust 4 4 April 2026 to 3 April 2029 In term No
In silico trials of surgical interventions - using routinely collected data to model trial feasibility and design efficiency in vivo randomised controlled trials DARS-NIC-262908-X5F4Q University of Leicester Academic 9 1 January 2026 to 28 February 2029 In term No
British Regional Heart Study (BRHS)- linkage of established cohort to NHS England datasets (HES, MHMDS, DIDS) DARS-NIC-28591-H5Q3X University College London (UCL) Academic 3 29 January 2026 to 20 December 2028 In term No
Routine Data Extraction for CAP (Cluster randomised trial of PSA testing for Prostate cancer) Consent DARS-NIC-119910-K6W9Q University of Bristol Academic 0 19 September 2025 to 18 September 2028 In term No
Routine Data Extraction for CAP (Cluster randomised trial of PSA testing for Prostate cancer) Section 251 DARS-NIC-319171-G7H8K University of Bristol Academic 0 19 September 2025 to 18 September 2028 In term No
UK Biobank: A long-term prospective health research study DARS-NIC-08472-V9S6K UK Biobank Charity 0 25 July 2025 to 24 July 2028 In term Yes
Using geographic variation in hospital care to identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of patient care DARS-NIC-17875-X7K1V University of Bristol Academic 0 1 October 2024 to 3 March 2028 In term No
Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in England DARS-NIC-465144-J4C3T Barts Health NHS Trust NHS Trust 0 19 December 2024 to 13 February 2028 In term No
GenOMICC COVID-19 Study DARS-NIC-374190-D0N1M Genomics England Research 6 30 January 2026 to 29 January 2028 In term Yes
The Sunflower Study DARS-NIC-170647-Z0B6H Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 6 24 October 2025 to 23 October 2027 In term No
SCAMP: Study of Cognition, Adolescents, and Mobile Phones DARS-NIC-27085-C5L5G Imperial College London Academic 0 27 June 2024 to 26 September 2027 In term No
Whitehall II DARS-NIC-346693-F2X1G University College London (UCL) Academic 1 5 July 2024 to 4 July 2027 In term No
A Risk-adjusted and Anatomically Stratified Cohort Comparison Study of Open Surgery, Endovascular Techniques and Medical Management for Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysms (UK-COMPASS). DARS-NIC-161422-Q0K1M Royal Liverpool University Hospital Hospital 8 19 September 2025 to 6 June 2027 In term No
Harvey Walsh Ltd - HES data retention DARS-NIC-05934-M7V9K Harvey Walsh Ltd Supplier 0 13 March 2026 to 8 April 2027 In term Yes
Genomics England: Use of data within the National Genomics Research Library (NGRL) DARS-NIC-12784-R8W7V Genomics England Research 11 3 April 2024 to 2 April 2027 In term Yes
The CIPHER study - UK Cohort study to Investigate the prevention of Parastomal Hernia DARS-NIC-134719-D5W2Y Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 0 19 December 2025 to 27 January 2027 In term No
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), ECDS, Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DIDs) and sensitive Mental Health data to assist disease awareness, commissioning, and help to produce longitudinal rare disease analysis and reports DARS-NIC-16016-Y9H1D HSJ Information Ltd Non NHS Provider 20 4 March 2026 to 17 December 2026 In term Yes
R23 - Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Routine Linkages Application DARS-NIC-15625-T8K6L Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Agency/Public Body 60 13 February 2026 to 12 August 2026 Expired No
Retrospective data analysis of HES and DID data from patients with Refractory Chronic Cough (RCC) who have given consent for their electronic healthcare records to be used in the analysis of healthcare resource utilisation. DARS-NIC-290527-P5C0Y Northwest Ehealth Limited Agency/Public Body 1 31 March 2023 to 21 November 2025 Expired Yes
MR1474 - UK-PBC Project - cohort datasets DARS-NIC-360208-K1T4F Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 1 31 July 2023 to 30 July 2025 Expired No
BRIAN (Brain Tumour Information and Analysis Network) is an online information system that will enable patients to make better-informed decisions about their treatment and accelerate research to find a cure. DARS-NIC-158754-R5T3V The Brain Tumour Charity Charity 1 31 October 2021 to 30 October 2024 Expired Yes
12 month Renewal DARS-NIC-15814-C6W9R Monitor Agency/Public Body 23 20 June 2022 to 31 March 2023 Expired No
NHS Improvement - National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) DARS-NIC-213403-P3R8Q NHS Improvement Agency/Public Body 0 1 July 2022 to 31 March 2023 Expired No
Standard Extract Subscription - Extension and Renewal DARS-NIC-09519-D5G0R Methods Analytics Ltd Supplier 19 2 February 2022 to 1 February 2023 Expired Yes
The Strategy Unit (part of NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU): analytical support to NHS and partner organisations DARS-NIC-05206-L1V6D NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) 1 21 January 2022 to 14 December 2022 Expired Yes
National Trends in Coronary Artery Disease Imaging DARS-NIC-258780-S9H7G University of Cambridge Academic 0 31 May 2019 to 30 May 2022 Expired No

No longer in the register (1)

Agreements naming this dataset that earlier editions listed and the September 2026 edition does not. Each page shows what the register last said. None is counted in this site's figures.

Agreements no longer in the register
AgreementOrganisationLast published
HES data for all CSUs and NHS England 2020/21 DARS-NIC-371243-H1P5T NHS North and East London Commissioning Support Unit January 2023

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NHS England (2026) Data Uses Register, September 2026 edition, agreements naming Bridge file: Hospital Episode Statistics to Diagnostic Imaging Dataset. Read via NHS Data Access Explorer (unofficial), https://healthdatauses.uk/datasets/bridge-file-hospital-episode-statistics-to-diagnostic-imaging-dataset/ (accessed [date]).

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