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UK Public Health Emergency Response: COVID-19 Symptom Tracker

Safe People

Organisation name

Swansea University

Organisation sector

Academic Institute

Safe Projects

Project ID

1081

Lay summary

This project will enable NHS, government and academic staff, or members of other organisations working on their behalf to gain rapid access to the COVID-19 Symptoms Tracker dataset to support the UK national response to the COVID-19 emergency. Researchers will analyse data from the C-19 Symptom Tracker app, which is now used by close on 2m people, to understand the spread of the illness and present these data to key decision makers and public health officials to help them identify areas that need focused attention through, for example, more targeted social distancing campaigns or diagnostic testing.

Public benefit statement

This project will provide a rapid means of accessing the C-19 Symptom Tracker dataset for NHS, government, academic, or other organisations undertaking research in response to the national COVID-19 emergency.

Latest approval date

08/04/2020

Safe Data

Dataset(s) name
Data sensitivity level

Anonymous

Legal basis for provision of data under Article 6

(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

Lawful conditions for provision of data under Article 9

(j) processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) based on Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.

Common Law Duty of Confidentiality

Not applicable

National data opt-out applied?

Not applicable

Safe Setting

Access type

TRE