National Insurance Numbers

The purpose for collecting and sharing national insurance information with NHS England is to use it as an accurate denominator to establish a true headcount figure of NHS funded students moving to employment on completion of study. The information that is shared with NHS England will not be utilised or shared in any other form than for the purpose for which it is collected and the information will be held in a secure system, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The student to employment process requires national insurance information at an individual level. This information will not be seen or utilised for any other purpose than to follow the student into employment. This information allows NHS England to improve the workforce planning process.