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HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients

Agreements naming it
93
In term in September 2026
75
Organisations
74
Files released
943

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
Frequency of release
  • Frequent Adhoc Flow
  • One-Off
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)(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)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(7)
5 more
  • 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'.
  • Other-National Health Service Act 2006 - s251 - 'Control of patient information'.
  • Other-Regulation 3 of The Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002
  • Other-Section 45a of the Statistics and Registration Service Act (2007) as amended by the Digital Economy Act (2017)

Organisations whose agreements name it (74)

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With an agreement in term in September 2026 (61)

With expired agreements only (13)

Agreements covering this dataset

Showing all 93 agreements.

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

Agreements covering HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients
AgreementOrganisationTypeFilesLatest termStatusCommercial
Benchmarking Service to NHS organisations DARS-NIC-06605-X1L9Z University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 16 28 November 2025 to 27 November 2030 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-18089-C7M8J Torbay Council Local Authority 11 19 August 2026 to 19 October 2029 In term No
LAPH HES via NHS England Portal DARS-NIC-387994-T3R5C Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Local Authority 0 17 July 2026 to 2 October 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-71603-T8C0Q London Borough of Islington Local Authority 11 21 June 2026 to 30 September 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-371831-L7M1M Leeds City Council Local Authority 11 10 July 2026 to 31 August 2029 In term No
Local Authority Public Health Pseudonymised HES Extract Service DARS-NIC-389495-J7Z8L Nottinghamshire County Council Local Authority 11 22 June 2026 to 23 August 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q Nottingham City Council Local Authority 11 4 August 2026 to 3 August 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-02292-T4P9N Herefordshire Council Local Authority 11 22 June 2026 to 31 July 2029 In term No
HES Extract – Place Based Longitudinal Research Resource- Developing neighbourhood resilience, reducing health inequalities DARS-NIC-16656-D9B5T University of Liverpool Academic 18 3 July 2026 to 30 July 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-11114-J5C4Q Devon County Council Local Authority 11 15 May 2026 to 30 June 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-38847-G3Z7R City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Local Authority 11 31 May 2026 to 30 May 2029 In term No
LAPH HES Extract DARS-NIC-25007-J9M9P Birmingham City Council Local Authority 12 27 March 2026 to 30 April 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-391733-S8V5J Derbyshire County Council Local Authority 11 20 April 2026 to 19 April 2029 In term No
The Epidemiology of Cancer after solid Organ Transplantation (EPCOT) study is a data linkage project to analyse cancer epidemiology after solid organ transplantation. This is a major cause of morbidity and mortality with little empirical research to guide clinical management and patient counselling. DARS-NIC-77142-Q4D1D University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 0 8 January 2026 to 31 March 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-391309-T4N4V Thurrock Council Local Authority 11 18 March 2026 to 17 March 2029 In term No
D1.1 - UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Single Data Sharing Agreement DARS-NIC-343380-H5Q9K UK Health Security Agency Agency/Public Body 19 13 March 2026 to 12 March 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 13 1 January 2026 to 28 February 2029 In term No
Local Authority Public Health Pseudonymised HES Extract Service DARS-NIC-09901-F6V6M Bracknell Forest Council Local Authority 11 13 February 2026 to 12 February 2029 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-387811-M7J2B Gloucestershire County Council Local Authority 11 5 February 2026 to 4 February 2029 In term No
The role of IAPT in the prevention of dementia and the amelioration of its impact on service use and co-morbidities (the MODIFY project) DARS-NIC-157211-T8B2M University College London (UCL) Academic 10 7 November 2025 to 6 November 2028 In term No
HES and SHMI DARS-NIC-10891-M2Y6Z CHKS Limited Supplier 9 27 May 2026 to 31 October 2028 In term Yes
NHS Commissioning Support DARS-NIC-14709-Z2H2R I5 Health Limited Consultancy 1 22 August 2025 to 21 October 2028 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-371832-J2L9K Lincolnshire County Council Local Authority 11 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2028 In term No
Children and Families Policy Research Unit DARS-NIC-393510-D6H1D University College London (UCL) Academic 19 8 September 2025 to 7 September 2028 In term No
Yorkshire and Humberside Haematology Network (YHHN) - Consented Cohort DARS-NIC-390749-C4P0X University of York Academic 19 13 August 2025 to 12 August 2028 In term No
Yorkshire and Humberside Haematology Network Register (YHHN) Comparison Cohort DARS-NIC-06759-X5V7P University of York Academic 19 8 August 2025 to 7 August 2028 In term No
SLaM IG Clinical Dataset Linking Service DARS-NIC-292279-Z2S5T South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 17 28 March 2025 to 15 May 2028 In term No
Understanding excess child and adolescent mortality in the UK DARS-NIC-141410-W6H4Y University College London (UCL) Academic 0 14 February 2025 to 11 May 2028 In term No
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS FT - Quarterly HES & ONS extracts (2024/25 application) DARS-NIC-170211-Z1B4J The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 8 29 November 2024 to 9 April 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 11 1 October 2024 to 3 March 2028 In term No
Device Access - HES Application 2025 DARS-NIC-05429-H7X6R Device Access UK Ltd Commercial 0 31 January 2025 to 30 January 2028 In term Yes
GenOMICC COVID-19 Study DARS-NIC-374190-D0N1M Genomics England Research 0 30 January 2026 to 29 January 2028 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-392001-G1C3D Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Local Authority 11 6 December 2024 to 5 December 2027 In term No
QResearch Data Linkage Project DARS-NIC-382794-T3L3M Queen Mary University of London Academic 0 15 June 2026 to 27 November 2027 In term Yes
Health IQ - Benchmarking and reporting DARS-NIC-15293-R6V2H Health IQ Ltd Commercial 7 24 December 2025 to 18 November 2027 In term Yes
The Sunflower Study DARS-NIC-170647-Z0B6H Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 4 24 October 2025 to 23 October 2027 In term No
Telstra Health UK - HES, ECDS, Civil Registration (Deaths) Secondary Care Cut DARS-NIC-392201-S6C3W Dr Foster Limited Supplier 15 22 October 2024 to 13 October 2027 In term Yes
National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) DARS-NIC-709865-W9X6H The Royal College of Surgeons of England Academic 0 7 November 2025 to 30 September 2027 In term No
Work on Healthcare at the Institute for Fiscal Studies DARS-NIC-17824-V9F2B Institute for Fiscal Studies Research 13 4 April 2025 to 18 September 2027 In term No
Monitoring the quality of healthcare in England DARS-NIC-276970-B8Y4H The Health Foundation Charity 0 13 August 2026 to 12 August 2027 In term No
Investigating COVID-19 DARS-NIC-400304-S1P1B Office for National Statistics (ONS) Agency/Public Body 5 10 July 2026 to 9 July 2027 In term Yes
Prisoner health: Understanding prisoners’ healthcare needs, their use of healthcare services and quality of care received - Use of Secondary Care Services DARS-NIC-195377-M9L8Z The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services Research 4 17 January 2025 to 30 June 2027 In term No
Nuffield Trust Primary DSA: Renewal 2024 - 2027 DARS-NIC-226261-M2T0Q The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services Research 19 22 September 2025 to 30 June 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 5 19 September 2025 to 6 June 2027 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-387891-W3F3B Dorset Council Local Authority 11 17 July 2026 to 31 May 2027 In term No
Centre for Longitudinal Studies Birth Cohort Studies Data Linkage: National Child Development Study DARS-NIC-49297-Q7G1Q University College London (UCL) Academic 0 24 May 2024 to 23 May 2027 In term No
Centre for Longitudinal Studies Birth Cohort Studies Data Linkage: 1970 British Cohort Study DARS-NIC-49826-T0J7C University College London (UCL) Academic 0 24 May 2024 to 23 May 2027 In term No
Centre for Longitudinal Studies Next Steps Data Linkage: Next Steps Age 25 Study DARS-NIC-51342-V1M5W University College London (UCL) Academic 0 24 May 2024 to 23 May 2027 In term No
Access to NHS England Portal - North East Quality Observatory Service DARS-NIC-10328-S0H5J Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust NHS Trust 0 13 May 2026 to 12 May 2027 In term Yes
Imperial College London research into UK Health Policy Reform DARS-NIC-366210-V2H5M Imperial College London Academic 19 7 May 2024 to 6 May 2027 In term No
D5 - Office for National Statistics requirements for NHS-England (formerly NHS Digital) data, for the purposes of Statistics and Statistical Research, under section 45 of the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 as amended by the Digital Economy Act 2017 DARS-NIC-175120-W5G2X Office for National Statistics (ONS) Agency/Public Body 13 2 May 2026 to 1 May 2027 In term No
Carnall Farrar’s request for NHS England data permitting detailed insights into population needs and challenges facing the system when shaping sustainable health and social care services DARS-NIC-243790-Y8K8C Carnall Farrar Limited Consultancy 4 19 March 2026 to 18 April 2027 In term Yes
MR487 - EPIC – European Prospective Investigation into Cancer in Norfolk DARS-NIC-321968-S4Q6L University of Cambridge Academic 19 18 April 2024 to 17 April 2027 In term No
Effects of competition and incentives on productivity, quality and efficiency of NHS providers DARS-NIC-354497-V2J9P London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Academic 16 17 April 2026 to 16 April 2027 In term No
Harvey Walsh Ltd - HES data retention DARS-NIC-05934-M7V9K Harvey Walsh Ltd Supplier 12 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 19 3 April 2024 to 2 April 2027 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-03429-L9Y1D Wirral Borough Council Local Authority 11 12 April 2024 to 31 March 2027 In term No
Local Authority Public Health Pseudonymised HES Extract Service DARS-NIC-49799-B8X0L Surrey County Council Local Authority 11 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2027 In term No
Virus Watch: Understanding community incidence, symptom profiles, and transmission of COVID-19 in relation to population movement and behaviour DARS-NIC-372269-N8D7Z University College London (UCL) Academic 1 6 October 2025 to 28 February 2027 In term No
Yorkshire Specialist Register of Cancer in Children and Young People DARS-NIC-11809-H1Y3W University of Leeds Academic 17 22 May 2025 to 28 February 2027 In term No
INTERVAL, COMPARE and STRIDES Bio Resource trial cohorts: Long-term follow up of health outcomes and associations with genetic, biological and lifestyle traits DARS-NIC-156334-711SX University of Cambridge Academic 16 11 February 2026 to 26 February 2027 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-06587-S1Q6N Wiltshire Council Local Authority 11 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2027 In term No
Standard Extract Subscription DARS-NIC-368233-L2N0W McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom Commercial 5 23 January 2026 to 22 January 2027 In term Yes
Imperial College London Dr Foster Unit (ICL DFU) - Research to identify measures of quality and safety of healthcare DARS-NIC-12828-M0K2D Imperial College London Academic 17 19 January 2024 to 18 January 2027 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-371828-D2W1R Norfolk County Council Local Authority 11 12 January 2024 to 11 January 2027 In term No
ASCEND (A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes) DARS-NIC-302994-C2Q2Y University of Oxford Academic 18 15 August 2025 to 7 January 2027 In term Yes
National Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit comprising National Bowel Cancer Audit and National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit DARS-NIC-423859-V7S0R NHS England Agency/Public Body 11 25 December 2024 to 31 December 2026 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 7 4 March 2026 to 17 December 2026 In term Yes
Congenital Heart Audit: Measuring Progress In Outcomes Nationally (CHAMPION) aand LAUNCHES QI: Linking AUdit and National datasets in Congenital HEart Services for Quality Improvement. DARS-NIC-234297-P4M5G University College London (UCL) Academic 0 18 December 2023 to 17 December 2026 In term No
HES data through Signals From Noise (sfn) Business Intelligence Platform DARS-NIC-359692-Q4X1C Lightfoot Solutions UK Ltd SME 8 4 December 2023 to 3 December 2026 In term Yes
Local Authority Public Health Pseudonymised HES Extract Service DARS-NIC-389715-Y4S3N North Lincolnshire Council Local Authority 11 15 November 2023 to 14 November 2026 In term No
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-00574-V2H1F Southampton City Council Local Authority 11 27 October 2023 to 26 October 2026 In term No
Analytical Services DARS-NIC-373563-N8Z9J IQVIA Ltd Commercial 8 16 January 2025 to 22 October 2026 In term Yes
LAPH Standard Extract DARS-NIC-07763-M5K6S Cambridgeshire County Council Local Authority 11 1 November 2024 to 30 September 2026 In term No
CQC agreement for HES, MHSDS, MSDS, CSDS and ECDS and associated datasets DARS-NIC-359603-D2Q6M Care Quality Commission (CQC) Agency/Public Body 3 20 June 2025 to 12 September 2026 In term No
R23 - Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Routine Linkages Application DARS-NIC-15625-T8K6L Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Agency/Public Body 19 13 February 2026 to 12 August 2026 Expired No
Effectiveness and Value for Money of Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) DARS-NIC-172334-W0G2L Imperial College London Academic 0 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2026 Expired No
ESPRIT tool DARS-NIC-01207-V9G9P Compufile Systems Limited Consultancy 5 2 May 2025 to 30 July 2026 Expired Yes
National Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit Programme (GICAP) - National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA) DARS-NIC-376603-K2J9R NHS England Agency/Public Body 12 20 December 2024 to 31 December 2025 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 11 31 March 2023 to 21 November 2025 Expired Yes
Cegedim Rx Ltd 2022 DARS-NIC-355818-H7T3C Cegedim Rx Ltd Supplier 6 16 June 2023 to 25 October 2025 Expired Yes
HES data application DARS-NIC-35166-B5Y7P Civil Eyes Research Ltd Research 9 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024 Expired Yes
Economic Analyses of Health and Social Care -Evaluation of differences in the performance of health care providers in terms of the amount and cost of provision and in patient outcomes including mortality and self-reported morbidity; DARS-NIC-84254-J2G1Q University of York Academic 19 3 February 2023 to 23 January 2024 Expired No
D27 - QResearch-Oxford Data Linkage Project DARS-NIC-240279-Y2V2N University of Oxford Academic 19 1 May 2021 to 13 October 2023 Expired Yes
Local Authority Public Health Pseudonymised HES Extract Service DARS-NIC-179549-L8L1P London Borough of Hounslow Local Authority 12 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2023 Expired No
Secondary data linked to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre's (RSC) primary care sentinel data for the purposes of infectious and respiratory diseases surveillance in England DARS-NIC-21083-B6C5J University of Surrey Academic 15 12 April 2023 to 30 June 2023 Expired No
12 month Renewal DARS-NIC-15814-C6W9R Monitor Agency/Public Body 15 20 June 2022 to 31 March 2023 Expired No
BRACE NIHR Rapid Evaluation Centre DARS-NIC-243359-X4T5M Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research Research 9 31 March 2020 to 28 February 2023 Expired No
Standard Extract Subscription - Extension and Renewal DARS-NIC-09519-D5G0R Methods Analytics Ltd Supplier 8 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) 16 21 January 2022 to 14 December 2022 Expired Yes
National Audit Office - Various Value-for-Money (VFM) audit reports DARS-NIC-382334-Y2B1C National Audit Office Research 19 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2022 Expired No
2 x research projects: The funding pressures facing health care in England for the next 15-20 years, and how service transformation can lead to greater sustainability and Assessing patients with long-term, complex conditions DARS-NIC-15411-C9Z9L The Health Foundation Charity 19 16 September 2019 to 15 September 2022 Expired No
Information intermediary specialising to produce outputs for use in health and social care (including the use of 10 years of data for beta-thalassemia study) DARS-NIC-14340-R7G1F Meditrends Ltd Consultancy 12 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 Expired Yes

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 HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients. Read via NHS Data Access Explorer (unofficial), https://healthdatauses.uk/datasets/hes-id-to-mps-id-hes-outpatients/ (accessed [date]).

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