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COVID-19 Symptom Tracker - Northumberland County Council

Safe People

Organisation name

Northumberland County Council

Organisation sector

Local authority

Safe Projects

Project ID

1100

Lay summary

In support of this national response, this project is undertaking the following areas of work. The overall aim of this project is to understand the spread of coronavirus within our county. The situation has been rapidly evolving from its beginnings in Wuhan to its now worldwide

Public benefit statement

This intelligence could allow us to anticipate the potential number of patients we may have coming through to our hospitals across the trust and give us enough time to prepare. Furthermore, this data would be used alongside our other data sets such as the NHS shielding list in an attempt to understand if our shielded residents are within any hotspots, thus allowing us to respond effectively. Ultimately this project aims to provide intelligence to our workers across the county in an attempt to mitigate the impact of Covid-19.

Latest approval date

01/05/2020

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