1. Information sharing Jean Robinson Nottingham HIS

2. Information sharing Partnership working Jupiter / NOMAD SureStart LEA Long term Conditions (UHE)

3. Sources of advice Data Protection Act Section on statistical data National Statistics Code of Practice Has anyone read it? Is the NHS bound by it? ONS policy on protecting confidentiality within births and deaths statistics PHMF and PHBF must not be shared with LA’s Not even with disclosure control? But Data Protection Act applies only to living persons?

4. Sources of advice Patient Information advisory Group (PIAG) Use of Patient data in Long term conditions Use of nhs number Public Sector Data Sharing: Guidance on the law ONS consultation: Review of the Dissemination of Health Statistics

5. Nottingham Approach Pragmatic Probably not legal… 1.Identify what to share 2.Identify level of detail required 3.Identify technical issues 4.Identify legal issues concerns 5.Go ahead from PEC 6.Develop working protocol 7.Develop formal protocol to fit

6. Have I broken the code of conduct?

8. Example – what I send to UHE

9. Help Anyone written a data sharing protocol? Anyone written a honorary contract (for a data processor)