Anonymising a discharge plan is the removal of personal identifiers from the document a client leaves with. The Data Protection Act 2018 and the NHS Code of Confidentiality govern these records. anonym.plus does the work on your device, fully offline.
When this applies
You want to share a model exit document with a partner agency. Names, dates, and the follow-up contact must be stripped before it goes out.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the file in anonym.plus on your computer.
- Local OCR reads any scanned page.
- It flags client names, dates, and follow-up contacts.
- Review each flag and keep the next-step wording.
- Replace each value with a label, or redact it.
- Save the clean copy. The source stays local.
What you need to provide
- The file (PDF, DOCX, TXT, or scan).
- An operator: Replace, Redact, or Mask.
- Optional: a key map for re-linking.
Patient data entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Client | PERSON | Noah Frey → [CLIENT_1] |
| Discharge date | DATE_TIME | Exit 19/03/2026 → [DATE] |
| Follow-up service | ORGANIZATION | Bridge House Recovery → [AGENCY] |
| NHS number | NHS_NUMBER | NHS 733 401 2340 → [NHS_NO] |
| Phone | PHONE_NUMBER | +44 7911 100141 → [PHONE] |
| Address | LOCATION | 5 Pine Street → [ADDRESS] |
Compliance achieved
- Strips identifiers under DPA 2018 & NHS Code of Confidentiality.
- Local only, so no cloud processor contract is needed.
- Files are protected with AES-256-GCM.
- Also meets UK GDPR Art. 9 for special-category health records.
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Limitations & cautions
An exit document lists future supports by name. The tool removes those identifiers. You still check that a named programme plus a small area does not let a reader guess the client.
Frequently asked questions
Can partner agencies receive the file?
Yes, once de-identified. With every identifier stripped and DPA 2018 satisfied, the file may be shared as a model for exit work.
Are follow-up contacts removed?
Yes. A named programme, clinic, or worker is an identifier. The tool flags each so the client cannot be traced through a referral.
Is this cloud based?
No. The app runs on your device. The file is never uploaded.