Health Services & Health Data

Term	Definition
Clinical/ Medical/ Health Data or Healthcare Data	A person's information about their health or day-to-day health care. This information is collected as people see healthcare professionals, or have tests and treatments as part of their care. It is stored in electronic health records (EHRs) used by the NHS. See also: Sensitive Data.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)	A person’s health records that are held digitally on a computer (as opposed to on paper). Also known as an electronic patient record (EPR).
Routinely Collected Data	Data, often about people, collected by health, social, or school services during their everyday tasks, like doctor visits or school days. This is also known as "routinely collected data" or "real-world data." This data is not specifically gathered for research purposes. For example routinely collected health data includes details about a patient's medical history, diagnoses, treatments, medications, etc.