LAPH Standard Extract
Nottingham City Council · Local Authority
In term In term in the September 2026 edition: the latest version runs to 3 August 2029.
- Reference
- DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q
- Current version
- v7.2
- Term of current version
- 4 August 2026 to 3 August 2029
- Start date
- Before 1 April 2019
- Data controller
- Sole Data Controller
- Commercial purposes
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Files released to date
- 529
Why the data was released
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local Authority in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
1. the local responsiveness, targeting and value for money of commissioned public health services;
2. the statutory ‘core offer’ public health advice and support provided to local NHS commissioners;
3. the local specificity and relevance of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing Strategies produced in collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector partners on the Health and Wellbeing Board;
4. the local focus, responsiveness, and timeliness of health impact assessments;
5. the capability of the local public health intelligence service to undertake comparative longitudinal analyses of patterns of and variations in:
a) the incidence and prevalence of disease and risks to public health;
b) demand for and access to treatment and preventative care services;
c) variations in health outcomes between groups in the population;
d) the level of integration between local health and care services; and
e) the local associations between causal risk factors and health status and outcomes.
The main statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities supporting these processing objectives are as follows:
1. Statutory public health duties that the data will be used to support
a) Duty to improve public health: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to take appropriate steps to improve the health of the population, for example by providing information and advice, services and facilities, and incentives and assistance to encourage and enable people to lead healthier lives;
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the Integrated Care Board (ICB)-led Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, and promote the integration of health and care services; the data will also be used to support the statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
c) Duty to produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWBs): Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Sections 192 and 193 of the 2012 Act to consult on and publish JSNAs and JHWSs that assess the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population;
d) Duty to commission specific public health services: Analyses of the data will be used to support the Local Authority to discharge its duty under the Local Authorities Regulations 2013 to plan and provide NHS Health Check assessments, the National Child Measurement Programme, and open access sexual health services;
e) Duty to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners: Analyses of the data will be used by Local Authorities to discharge its duty under the 2013 Regulations to provide a public health advice service to NHS commissioners;
f) Duty to publish an annual public health report: Analyses of the data will be used by Directors of Public Health to support their duty to prepare and publish an annual report on the health of the local population under Section 31 the 2012 Act;
g) Public Health responses on behalf of the Local Authority to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input: Analyses of the data will be used by the Director of Public Health to support their duty under Part 3 of the National Health Services Act 2006 (as amended by Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) to provide the Local Authority’s public health response (as the responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Schedule 5 – Part 1) to licensing applications.
2. Wider public health responsibilities supported by analysis of the data
a) Health impact assessments and equity audits: Analyses of the data will be used to assess the potential impacts on health and the wider social economic and environmental determinants of health of Local Authority strategic plans, policies and services;
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve understanding of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
i. bespoke local geographies (based on the non-standard aggregation of LSOAs);
ii. specific demographic, geographic, ethnic, and socio-economic groups in the population;
iii. inequalities in health status, access to treatment and treatment outcomes;
c) Surveillance of trends in health status and health outcomes: Analyses of the data will be used for the longitudinal monitoring of trends in the incidence, prevalence, treatment and outcomes for a wide range of diseases and other risks to public health;
d) Responsive and timely local health intelligence service: Analyses of the data will be used to respond to ad hoc internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health status and outcomes of the local population generated and received by the Director of Public Health and their team.
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of the Local Authority are not exhaustive but set the broad parameters for how the data will be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public health and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No identifiable data is requested under this agreement. The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities) pseudo ID to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Legal Basis - GDPR:
The lawful basis for processing data under GDPR has been reviewed against the guidance provided by IGARD and been assessed as acceptable. The details are:
Article 6(1)(e)
(processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller)
Public Authority: The Data Protection Act 2018 s7(1)(a) defines ‘public bodies’ for the purpose of the GDPR as “a public authority as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000”.
The FOI Act 2000 Part 1, section 3 (1)(a)(i) specifies that a public authority means anybody which is listed in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 of the FOI Act 2000 lists Local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 as public authorities.
‘Public Task’
Local Authorities
Local Authorities have a legal responsibility under Section (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) of the Care Act 2014 to conduct tasks that are in the public interest to:
(1) Promoting individual well-being
(2) Preventing needs for care and support
(3) Promoting integration of care and support with health services etc.
(4) Providing information and advice
(5) Promoting diversity and quality in provision of services
(6) Co-operating generally
(7) Co-operating in specific cases
(8) Duty to meet needs for care and support
The task(s) are necessary (but are by no means an exhaustive list), but provides an indication of the many tasks required under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 as the council has an obligation to the public to deliver services that are a necessity to the local population - from whom funding is provided to deliver these services/tasks in the form of Council Tax.
Local Authorities have a duty under Section 74 (1)(2)(3)(4) of the NHS Act 2006 to supply goods and services:
(1) In the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39) the expression “public body” includes—
(a) any Strategic Health Authority, Special Health Authority or Primary Care Trust, and
(b) so far as relates to his functions under this Act, the Secretary of State.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if made by an order under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and may be varied or revoked by such an order.
(3) Each local authority must make services available to each NHS body acting in its area, so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable the NHS body to discharge its functions under this Act.
(4) “Services” means the services of persons employed by the local authority for the purposes of its functions under the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42).
As part of the application process, the requirement for the data requested has been assessed and NHS England is content that it is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement.
‘Necessity’: Throughout the application process, the necessity of the processing for the performance of the task has been assessed. This included but was not limited to ensuring appropriate minimisation of the data to ensure that only the minimum amount of data required are processed. During the application process it has been considered whether the information that the processing aims to determine is already available from other sources or whether the task could be performed using publicly available data or data from alternative sources than NHS England. Consideration has been given to whether the volume of data being requested is proportionate to the expected benefit and, through examination of the expected benefits consideration has been given to whether the task is itself necessary.
Therefore, we are satisfied that this request is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement and that there is no other reasonable means for the data processor to achieve their purpose that is less intrusive to the data subjects.
Article 9(2)(h)
(processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services on the basis of Union or Member State law or pursuant to contract with a health professional and subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in paragraph 3)
• The data are required for the purpose of commissioning.
• The data required by the data controllers is the least intrusive to the data subject possible to be able to conduct their functions.
• The data required for commissioning purposes is pseudonymised by NHS England to minimise the risk of identification.
As part of the standard Data Access Request Service application process:
• the applicant’s technical and organisational measures to safeguard the data have been assessed and meets NHS England’s acceptance criteria;
• the requested data has been assessed as proportionate to the aim pursued;
• respect to the essence of the right to data protection has been assessed (e.g. security assurance, data retention, controls and processing activities, etc.);
• measures to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects have been assessed including transparency (fair processing) publishing subject’s rights to withdraw consent and/or have their data erased or rectified, etc.
Article 9(3)
(Personal data referred to in paragraph 1 may be processed for the purposes referred to in point (h) of paragraph 2 when those data are processed by or under the responsibility of a professional subject to the obligation of professional secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies or by another person also subject to an obligation of secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies.)
Processing activities
Nottingham City Council have a contract/Service Level Agreement with Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service (NHIS) which covers their provision to them of data warehouse management services. The service includes VPN set ups to allow 4 Nottingham City Public Analysts to log into the ICB network and access information in the data warehouse. Nottingham CC Public Health team has its own secure folder where the data is stored on the ICB network and none of the analysts are able to access anything outside of this secure folder.
The Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will enable the Local Authority to undertake a wide range of locally-determined and locally-specific analyses to support the effective and efficient discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities.
Access to the data is provided to the Local Authority only, and will only be used for the public health purposes outlined above. The data will only be processed by Local Authority employees in fulfilment of their public health function, and will not be transferred, shared, or otherwise made available to any third party, including any organisations processing data on behalf of the Local Authority or in connection with their legal function. Such organisations may include Commissioning Support Units, Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices, any organisation for the purposes of health research, or any Business Intelligence company providing analysis and intelligence services (whether under formal contract or not).
The Local Authority will use the data to produce a range of quantitative measures (counts, crude and standardised rates and ratios) that will form the basis for a range of statistical analyses of the fields contained in the supplied data. Typical uses will include:
1. Analyses of disease incidence, prevalence, and trends: The age, sex, LSOA, ethnic group, Indices of Deprivation and diagnosis fields typically will be used to produce directly standardised coronary heart disease admission rates for the Local Authority, and for appropriate benchmark and comparator areas. Confidence intervals will then be produced for these rates, and the rates analysed using statistical process control methods, to determine whether there are any significant variations in the prevalence of heart disease with the Local Authority. The data will also be used to analyse changes over time in the prevalence of heart disease. The results of these analyses will then be used to inform the production of local health profiles, JSNAs and JHWSs; support the ‘core offer’ public health advice provided by the Director of Public Health to NHS commissioners; and advise any enquiries into health inequalities requested by the Health and Wellbeing Board.
2. Analyses of hospital admission rates: The data will also be used, for example, to produce comparative and longitudinal hospital admission rates among children and young people, particularly for injury and self-harm, to support the overarching responsibility of the Local Authority to safeguard and promote the health and welfare of all children and young people under the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts. Statistics based on these analyses will be used by the Director of Public Health to advise the Director of Children’s Services and Lead Member for Children’s Services and inform and guide the provision of safeguarding services by the Local Authority.
Conditions of supply and controls on use
In addition to those outlined elsewhere within this application, the Local Authorities will:
1. only use the HES/ECDS data for the purposes as outlined in this agreement;
2. comply with the requirements of NHS England Code of Practice on Confidential Information, the Caldicott Principles and other relevant statutory requirements and guidance to protect confidentiality;
3. not attempt any record-level linkage of HES/ECDS data with other data sets held by the Local Authority or attempt to identify any individuals from the HES/ECDS data;
4. not transfer and disseminate record-level HES/ECDS data to anyone outside the Local Authority;
5. not publish the results of any analyses of the HES/ECDS data unless safely de-identified in line with the anonymisation standard; and
6. comply with the guidelines set out in the HES Analysis Guide;
7. ensure role-based control access is in place to manage access to the HES/ECDS data within the Local Authority.
The Director of Public Health will be the Information Asset Owner for the HES/ECDS data and be responsible on behalf of the Local Authority to NHS England for ensuring that the data supplied is only used in fulfilment of the approved public health purposes as set out in this application. The Local Authority confirms that the Director of Public Health is a contracted employee to the permanent role within the Local Authority, accountable to the Chief Executive.
Data retention
A maximum of ten years data will be retained at any point, such that as each new data year is received, the oldest year will be deleted (i.e. at any point in time only ten historic years of data plus the current year may be held). The Local Authority will securely destroy the year’s data within six weeks of receiving the latest annual dataset and provide a data destruction certificate to NHS England.
The historic data will be used by the Local Authority in fulfilment of its public health function, and specifically to:
a) recognise and monitor trends in disease incidence and prevalence and other risks to public health;
b) recognise and monitor trends in treatment patterns, particularly hospital readmissions, and outcomes;
c) recognise and monitor trends in access to treatment and care between demographic, geographic, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the population; and
d) recognise and monitor trends in the association between the wider social, economic and environmental determinants of health and health outcomes for the purpose of informing the planning, commissioning and provision of effective health and care services at a local level.
Expected output
The results of the analyses of the data will be used by the Local Authority to support the discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities. Outputs will include (but not be limited to) the routine and ad hoc production of:
a) Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
b) Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies;
c) the annual report of the Director of Public Health;
d) reports commissioned by the Health and Wellbeing Board;
e) public health and wider Local Authority health and wellbeing commissioning strategies and plans;
f) Relevant Needs Assessments;
g) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
h) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
i) local health profiles;
j) health impact assessments and equity audits; and, among other outputs;
k) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population;
l) health surveillance.
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be for the Local Authority to determine, although it is required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health, The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
All outputs will be of aggregated data with small numbers suppressed in line with the HES Analysis Guide.
Expected measurable benefits
Access to the data will enable the Local Authority to undertake locally focused and locally-responsive analyses of health status and health outcomes. For example, the data will be used to produce analyses of health inequalities for non-standard geographies and for specific social or ethnic groups in the local population to help ensure that the health challenges facing the local population – particularly the most disadvantaged – have been identified and responded to appropriately by the Local Authority and its partners.
It is recognised that in fulfilling its public health duties using HES/ECDS data, the Local Authority will deliver significant benefits. The Local Authority therefore commits in any renewal request to providing additional detail on benefits that relate to their local use of the data
Benefits reported so far
As at June 2026
• Deep dive analysis of admissions involving alcohol by age gender and location
• Deep dive analysis of admissions of adult women to inform a Health Needs Assessment
• Admissions for violence related incidence to support strategic needs assessment for the Violence Reduction Unit
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions ʹlooking at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
• Forecasting future demand, e.g. trends for various conditions;
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents. Again, to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
• Ad hoc projects e.g. alcohol admissions review project and CVD profiles for GP practices.
• Admissions for flu
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
• Data relating to Tuberculosis admissions to inform a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Datasets on the current version
Legal basis for provision: Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a)
| Dataset | Type of data | Sensitivity | Frequency | Confidential data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Sensitive | Ongoing | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | One-Off | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | One-Off | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | One-Off | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E) | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | Ongoing | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC) | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | Ongoing | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care) | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | Ongoing | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP) | Anonymised - ICO Code Compliant | Non-Sensitive | Ongoing | Does not include the flow of confidential data |
Files released
Files released counts only files released externally by DARS. Access granted in NHS England's own systems, such as its Secure Data Environment, is not included.
Patient opt-outs were not applied to any of the 529 files released under this agreement, across every version. About opt-outs
Files released against version 7.2 of this agreement, summarised by dataset.
| Dataset | Files | First released | Last released | Opt-outs applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) | 1 | August 2026 | August 2026 | No |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC) | 1 | August 2026 | August 2026 | No |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care) | 1 | August 2026 | August 2026 | No |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP) | 1 | August 2026 | August 2026 | No |
Version history
The register lists each renewal of this agreement as a separate row. This site has 5 versions — earlier versions existed before this site's records begin.
DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v7.2 4 August 2026 to 3 August 2029 Added this month
- Title
- LAPH Standard Extract
- Commercial
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Datasets
- 8
- Files released
- 4
Datasets: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS); HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients; Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E); Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC); Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care); Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
What changed from DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v6.2
Text removed is struck through; text added is underlined. Unchanged paragraphs are summarised rather than repeated.
| Field | Was | Became |
|---|---|---|
| Start date | 2026-08-04 | |
| End date | 2029-08-03 |
Benefits reported
Similar to those identified previously
As at June 2026
February 2022
• Deep dive analysis of admissions involving alcohol by age gender and location
• Deep dive analysis of admissions
involving domestic violence by age gender and location
of adult women to inform a Health Needs Assessment
•Admissions
• Admissions
for violence related incidence to support strategic needs assessment for the Violence Reduction Unit
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs
Analysis;
Assessments;
[5 paragraphs unchanged]
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs
Analysis;
Assessments;
• Data relating to Tuberculosis admissions to inform a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Unchanged: Objective for processing, Processing activities, Expected output, Expected measurable benefits.
DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v6.2 4 August 2023 to 3 August 2026
- Title
- LAPH Standard Extract
- Commercial
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Datasets
- 8
- Files released
- 167
Datasets: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS); HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients; Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E); Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC); Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care); Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
What changed from DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v5.3
Text removed is struck through; text added is underlined. Unchanged paragraphs are summarised rather than repeated.
| Field | Was | Became |
|---|---|---|
| Start date | 2023-08-04 | |
| End date | 2026-08-03 | |
| Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency: legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care: legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients: legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 – s261(2)(a) |
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local
Authorities
Authority
in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
[3 paragraphs unchanged]
4. the local focus,
responsiveness
responsiveness,
and timeliness of health impact assessments;
[9 paragraphs unchanged]
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)-led
Integrated Care Board (ICB)-led
Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to
[32 words unchanged]
under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
[7 paragraphs unchanged]
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve
understand
understanding
of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
[1 paragraph unchanged]
ii. specific demographic, geographic,
ethnic
ethnic,
and socio-economic groups in the population;
[3 paragraphs unchanged]
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of
[16 words unchanged]
be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public
health,
health
and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No
sensitive
identifiable
data is requested under this
application.
agreement.
The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities)
pseudoHESID
pseudo ID
to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Legal Basis - GDPR:
The lawful basis for processing data under GDPR has been reviewed against the guidance provided by IGARD and been assessed as acceptable. The details are:
Article 6(1)(e)
(processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller)
Public Authority: The Data Protection Act 2018 s7(1)(a) defines ‘public bodies’ for the purpose of the GDPR as “a public authority as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000”.
The FOI Act 2000 Part 1, section 3 (1)(a)(i) specifies that a public authority means anybody which is listed in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 of the FOI Act 2000 lists Local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 as public authorities.
‘Public Task’
Local Authorities
Local Authorities have a legal responsibility under Section (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) of the Care Act 2014 to conduct tasks that are in the public interest to:
(1) Promoting individual well-being
(2) Preventing needs for care and support
(3) Promoting integration of care and support with health services etc.
(4) Providing information and advice
(5) Promoting diversity and quality in provision of services
(6) Co-operating generally
(7) Co-operating in specific cases
(8) Duty to meet needs for care and support
The task(s) are necessary (but are by no means an exhaustive list), but provides an indication of the many tasks required under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 as the council has an obligation to the public to deliver services that are a necessity to the local population - from whom funding is provided to deliver these services/tasks in the form of Council Tax.
Local Authorities have a duty under Section 74 (1)(2)(3)(4) of the NHS Act 2006 to supply goods and services:
(1) In the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39) the expression “public body” includes—
(a) any Strategic Health Authority, Special Health Authority or Primary Care Trust, and
(b) so far as relates to his functions under this Act, the Secretary of State.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if made by an order under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and may be varied or revoked by such an order.
(3) Each local authority must make services available to each NHS body acting in its area, so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable the NHS body to discharge its functions under this Act.
(4) “Services” means the services of persons employed by the local authority for the purposes of its functions under the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42).
As part of the application process, the requirement for the data requested has been assessed and NHS England is content that it is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement.
‘Necessity’: Throughout the application process, the necessity of the processing for the performance of the task has been assessed. This included but was not limited to ensuring appropriate minimisation of the data to ensure that only the minimum amount of data required are processed. During the application process it has been considered whether the information that the processing aims to determine is already available from other sources or whether the task could be performed using publicly available data or data from alternative sources than NHS England. Consideration has been given to whether the volume of data being requested is proportionate to the expected benefit and, through examination of the expected benefits consideration has been given to whether the task is itself necessary.
Therefore, we are satisfied that this request is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement and that there is no other reasonable means for the data processor to achieve their purpose that is less intrusive to the data subjects.
Article 9(2)(h)
(processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services on the basis of Union or Member State law or pursuant to contract with a health professional and subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in paragraph 3)
• The data are required for the purpose of commissioning.
• The data required by the data controllers is the least intrusive to the data subject possible to be able to conduct their functions.
• The data required for commissioning purposes is pseudonymised by NHS England to minimise the risk of identification.
As part of the standard Data Access Request Service application process:
• the applicant’s technical and organisational measures to safeguard the data have been assessed and meets NHS England’s acceptance criteria;
• the requested data has been assessed as proportionate to the aim pursued;
• respect to the essence of the right to data protection has been assessed (e.g. security assurance, data retention, controls and processing activities, etc.);
• measures to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects have been assessed including transparency (fair processing) publishing subject’s rights to withdraw consent and/or have their data erased or rectified, etc.
Article 9(3)
(Personal data referred to in paragraph 1 may be processed for the purposes referred to in point (h) of paragraph 2 when those data are processed by or under the responsibility of a professional subject to the obligation of professional secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies or by another person also subject to an obligation of secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies.)
Processing activities
Nottingham City Council have a contract/Service Level Agreement with Nottinghamshire Health Informatics
[18 words unchanged]
ups to allow 4 Nottingham City Public Analysts to log into the
CCG
ICB
network and access information in the data warehouse. Nottingham CC Public Health team has its own secure folder where the data is stored on the
CCG
ICB
network and none of the analysts are able to access anything outside of this secure folder.
[3 paragraphs unchanged]
1. Analyses of disease incidence,
prevalence
prevalence,
and trends: The age, sex, LSOA, ethnic group, Indices of Deprivation and
[118 words unchanged]
any enquiries into health inequalities requested by the Health and Wellbeing Board.
2. Analyses of hospital admission rates: The data will also be used,
[64 words unchanged]
to advise the Director of Children’s Services and Lead Member for Children’s
Services,
Services
and inform and guide the provision of safeguarding services by the Local Authority.
[2 paragraphs unchanged]
1. only use the
HES
HES/ECDS
data for the purposes as outlined in this agreement;
2. comply with the requirements of NHS
Digital
England
Code of Practice on Confidential Information, the Caldicott Principles and other relevant statutory requirements and guidance to protect confidentiality;
3. not attempt any record-level linkage of
HES
HES/ECDS
data with other data sets held by the Local
Authority,
Authority
or attempt to identify any individuals from the
HES
HES/ECDS
data;
4. not transfer and disseminate record-level
HES
HES/ECDS
data to anyone outside the Local Authority;
5. not publish the results of any analyses of the
HES
HES/ECDS
data unless safely de-identified in line with the anonymisation standard; and
[1 paragraph unchanged]
7. ensure role-based control access is in place to manage access to the
HES
HES/ECDS
data within the Local Authority.
The Director of Public Health will be the Information Asset Owner for the
HES
HES/ECDS
data and be responsible on behalf of the Local Authority to NHS
Digital
England
for ensuring that the data supplied is only used in fulfilment of
[26 words unchanged]
the permanent role within the Local Authority, accountable to the Chief Executive.
[1 paragraph unchanged]
A maximum of ten years data will be retained at any point,
[48 words unchanged]
the latest annual dataset and provide a data destruction certificate to NHS
Digital.
England.
[4 paragraphs unchanged]
d) recognise and monitor trends in the association between the wider social, economic and environmental determinants of health and health outcomes
for the purpose of informing the planning, commissioning and provision of effective health and care services at a local level.
for the purpose of informing the planning, commissioning and provision of effective health and care services at a local level.
Expected output
[13 paragraphs unchanged]
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be
[9 words unchanged]
required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health,
Public
The UK
Health
England
Security Agency (UKHSA)
and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
[1 paragraph unchanged]
Expected measurable benefits
Access to the data will enable the Local Authority to undertake
locally-focused
locally focused
and locally-responsive analyses of health status and health outcomes. For example, the
[43 words unchanged]
identified and responded to appropriately by the Local Authority and its partners.
It is recognised that in fulfilling its public health duties using
HES
HES/ECDS
data, the Local Authority will deliver significant benefits. The Local Authority therefore
[8 words unchanged]
detail on benefits that relate to their local use of the data
Benefits reported
Feb 2021
Similar to those identified previously
February 2022
[5 paragraphs unchanged]
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents.
Again
Again,
to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
[3 paragraphs unchanged]
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local Authority in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
1. the local responsiveness, targeting and value for money of commissioned public health services;
2. the statutory ‘core offer’ public health advice and support provided to local NHS commissioners;
3. the local specificity and relevance of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing Strategies produced in collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector partners on the Health and Wellbeing Board;
4. the local focus, responsiveness, and timeliness of health impact assessments;
5. the capability of the local public health intelligence service to undertake comparative longitudinal analyses of patterns of and variations in:
a) the incidence and prevalence of disease and risks to public health;
b) demand for and access to treatment and preventative care services;
c) variations in health outcomes between groups in the population;
d) the level of integration between local health and care services; and
e) the local associations between causal risk factors and health status and outcomes.
The main statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities supporting these processing objectives are as follows:
1. Statutory public health duties that the data will be used to support
a) Duty to improve public health: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to take appropriate steps to improve the health of the population, for example by providing information and advice, services and facilities, and incentives and assistance to encourage and enable people to lead healthier lives;
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the Integrated Care Board (ICB)-led Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, and promote the integration of health and care services; the data will also be used to support the statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
c) Duty to produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWBs): Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Sections 192 and 193 of the 2012 Act to consult on and publish JSNAs and JHWSs that assess the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population;
d) Duty to commission specific public health services: Analyses of the data will be used to support the Local Authority to discharge its duty under the Local Authorities Regulations 2013 to plan and provide NHS Health Check assessments, the National Child Measurement Programme, and open access sexual health services;
e) Duty to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners: Analyses of the data will be used by Local Authorities to discharge its duty under the 2013 Regulations to provide a public health advice service to NHS commissioners;
f) Duty to publish an annual public health report: Analyses of the data will be used by Directors of Public Health to support their duty to prepare and publish an annual report on the health of the local population under Section 31 the 2012 Act;
g) Public Health responses on behalf of the Local Authority to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input: Analyses of the data will be used by the Director of Public Health to support their duty under Part 3 of the National Health Services Act 2006 (as amended by Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) to provide the Local Authority’s public health response (as the responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Schedule 5 – Part 1) to licensing applications.
2. Wider public health responsibilities supported by analysis of the data
a) Health impact assessments and equity audits: Analyses of the data will be used to assess the potential impacts on health and the wider social economic and environmental determinants of health of Local Authority strategic plans, policies and services;
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve understanding of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
i. bespoke local geographies (based on the non-standard aggregation of LSOAs);
ii. specific demographic, geographic, ethnic, and socio-economic groups in the population;
iii. inequalities in health status, access to treatment and treatment outcomes;
c) Surveillance of trends in health status and health outcomes: Analyses of the data will be used for the longitudinal monitoring of trends in the incidence, prevalence, treatment and outcomes for a wide range of diseases and other risks to public health;
d) Responsive and timely local health intelligence service: Analyses of the data will be used to respond to ad hoc internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health status and outcomes of the local population generated and received by the Director of Public Health and their team.
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of the Local Authority are not exhaustive but set the broad parameters for how the data will be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public health and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No identifiable data is requested under this agreement. The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities) pseudo ID to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Legal Basis - GDPR:
The lawful basis for processing data under GDPR has been reviewed against the guidance provided by IGARD and been assessed as acceptable. The details are:
Article 6(1)(e)
(processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller)
Public Authority: The Data Protection Act 2018 s7(1)(a) defines ‘public bodies’ for the purpose of the GDPR as “a public authority as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000”.
The FOI Act 2000 Part 1, section 3 (1)(a)(i) specifies that a public authority means anybody which is listed in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 of the FOI Act 2000 lists Local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 as public authorities.
‘Public Task’
Local Authorities
Local Authorities have a legal responsibility under Section (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) of the Care Act 2014 to conduct tasks that are in the public interest to:
(1) Promoting individual well-being
(2) Preventing needs for care and support
(3) Promoting integration of care and support with health services etc.
(4) Providing information and advice
(5) Promoting diversity and quality in provision of services
(6) Co-operating generally
(7) Co-operating in specific cases
(8) Duty to meet needs for care and support
The task(s) are necessary (but are by no means an exhaustive list), but provides an indication of the many tasks required under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 as the council has an obligation to the public to deliver services that are a necessity to the local population - from whom funding is provided to deliver these services/tasks in the form of Council Tax.
Local Authorities have a duty under Section 74 (1)(2)(3)(4) of the NHS Act 2006 to supply goods and services:
(1) In the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39) the expression “public body” includes—
(a) any Strategic Health Authority, Special Health Authority or Primary Care Trust, and
(b) so far as relates to his functions under this Act, the Secretary of State.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if made by an order under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and may be varied or revoked by such an order.
(3) Each local authority must make services available to each NHS body acting in its area, so far as is reasonably necessary and practicable to enable the NHS body to discharge its functions under this Act.
(4) “Services” means the services of persons employed by the local authority for the purposes of its functions under the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42).
As part of the application process, the requirement for the data requested has been assessed and NHS England is content that it is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement.
‘Necessity’: Throughout the application process, the necessity of the processing for the performance of the task has been assessed. This included but was not limited to ensuring appropriate minimisation of the data to ensure that only the minimum amount of data required are processed. During the application process it has been considered whether the information that the processing aims to determine is already available from other sources or whether the task could be performed using publicly available data or data from alternative sources than NHS England. Consideration has been given to whether the volume of data being requested is proportionate to the expected benefit and, through examination of the expected benefits consideration has been given to whether the task is itself necessary.
Therefore, we are satisfied that this request is appropriate, necessary and proportionate for the performance of the task described in the Purpose statement and that there is no other reasonable means for the data processor to achieve their purpose that is less intrusive to the data subjects.
Article 9(2)(h)
(processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services on the basis of Union or Member State law or pursuant to contract with a health professional and subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in paragraph 3)
• The data are required for the purpose of commissioning.
• The data required by the data controllers is the least intrusive to the data subject possible to be able to conduct their functions.
• The data required for commissioning purposes is pseudonymised by NHS England to minimise the risk of identification.
As part of the standard Data Access Request Service application process:
• the applicant’s technical and organisational measures to safeguard the data have been assessed and meets NHS England’s acceptance criteria;
• the requested data has been assessed as proportionate to the aim pursued;
• respect to the essence of the right to data protection has been assessed (e.g. security assurance, data retention, controls and processing activities, etc.);
• measures to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects have been assessed including transparency (fair processing) publishing subject’s rights to withdraw consent and/or have their data erased or rectified, etc.
Article 9(3)
(Personal data referred to in paragraph 1 may be processed for the purposes referred to in point (h) of paragraph 2 when those data are processed by or under the responsibility of a professional subject to the obligation of professional secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies or by another person also subject to an obligation of secrecy under Union or Member State law or rules established by national competent bodies.)
Expected output
The results of the analyses of the data will be used by the Local Authority to support the discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities. Outputs will include (but not be limited to) the routine and ad hoc production of:
a) Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
b) Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies;
c) the annual report of the Director of Public Health;
d) reports commissioned by the Health and Wellbeing Board;
e) public health and wider Local Authority health and wellbeing commissioning strategies and plans;
f) Relevant Needs Assessments;
g) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
h) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
i) local health profiles;
j) health impact assessments and equity audits; and, among other outputs;
k) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population;
l) health surveillance.
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be for the Local Authority to determine, although it is required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health, The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
All outputs will be of aggregated data with small numbers suppressed in line with the HES Analysis Guide.
Benefits reported
Similar to those identified previously
February 2022
• Deep dive analysis of admissions involving domestic violence by age gender and location
•Admissions for violence related incidence to support strategic needs assessment for the Violence Reduction Unit
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions ʹlooking at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
• Forecasting future demand, e.g. trends for various conditions;
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents. Again, to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
• Ad hoc projects e.g. alcohol admissions review project and CVD profiles for GP practices.
• Admissions for flu
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v5.3 1 April 2021 to 30 November 2023
- Title
- LAPH Standard Extract
- Commercial
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Datasets
- 8
- Files released
- 215
Datasets: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS); HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care; HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients; Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E); Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC); Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care); Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
What changed from DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v4.2
Text removed is struck through; text added is underlined. Unchanged paragraphs are summarised rather than repeated.
| Field | Was | Became |
|---|---|---|
| Start date | 2021-04-01 | |
| End date | 2023-11-30 | |
| Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information' | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information' | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information' | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information' | |
| Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP): legal basis | Health and Social Care Act 2012 - s261 - 'Other dissemination of information' |
Datasets: + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency; + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care; + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients
Expected measurable benefits
[2 paragraphs unchanged]
In 2016/17 the HES data has been used to produce intelligence for a Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Needs Assessment. We have been able to provide aggregate data on A&E attendances and Hospital Admissions by ethnic group and compare these with ONS populations to determine whether access is equitable. The BME Needs assessment will be published on the Nottingham City Council website under the JSNA section.
Benefits reported
Feb 2021
• Deep dive analysis of admissions involving domestic violence by age gender and location
•Admissions for violence related incidence to support strategic needs assessment for the Violence Reduction Unit
[1 paragraph unchanged]
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions
– looking
ʹlooking
at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
[3 paragraphs unchanged]
• Admissions for flu
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
Unchanged: Objective for processing, Processing activities, Expected output.
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local Authorities in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
1. the local responsiveness, targeting and value for money of commissioned public health services;
2. the statutory ‘core offer’ public health advice and support provided to local NHS commissioners;
3. the local specificity and relevance of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing Strategies produced in collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector partners on the Health and Wellbeing Board;
4. the local focus, responsiveness and timeliness of health impact assessments;
5. the capability of the local public health intelligence service to undertake comparative longitudinal analyses of patterns of and variations in:
a) the incidence and prevalence of disease and risks to public health;
b) demand for and access to treatment and preventative care services;
c) variations in health outcomes between groups in the population;
d) the level of integration between local health and care services; and
e) the local associations between causal risk factors and health status and outcomes.
The main statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities supporting these processing objectives are as follows:
1. Statutory public health duties that the data will be used to support
a) Duty to improve public health: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to take appropriate steps to improve the health of the population, for example by providing information and advice, services and facilities, and incentives and assistance to encourage and enable people to lead healthier lives;
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)-led Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, and promote the integration of health and care services; the data will also be used to support the statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
c) Duty to produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWBs): Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Sections 192 and 193 of the 2012 Act to consult on and publish JSNAs and JHWSs that assess the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population;
d) Duty to commission specific public health services: Analyses of the data will be used to support the Local Authority to discharge its duty under the Local Authorities Regulations 2013 to plan and provide NHS Health Check assessments, the National Child Measurement Programme, and open access sexual health services;
e) Duty to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners: Analyses of the data will be used by Local Authorities to discharge its duty under the 2013 Regulations to provide a public health advice service to NHS commissioners;
f) Duty to publish an annual public health report: Analyses of the data will be used by Directors of Public Health to support their duty to prepare and publish an annual report on the health of the local population under Section 31 the 2012 Act;
g) Public Health responses on behalf of the Local Authority to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input: Analyses of the data will be used by the Director of Public Health to support their duty under Part 3 of the National Health Services Act 2006 (as amended by Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) to provide the Local Authority’s public health response (as the responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Schedule 5 – Part 1) to licensing applications.
2. Wider public health responsibilities supported by analysis of the data
a) Health impact assessments and equity audits: Analyses of the data will be used to assess the potential impacts on health and the wider social economic and environmental determinants of health of Local Authority strategic plans, policies and services;
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve understand of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
i. bespoke local geographies (based on the non-standard aggregation of LSOAs);
ii. specific demographic, geographic, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the population;
iii. inequalities in health status, access to treatment and treatment outcomes;
c) Surveillance of trends in health status and health outcomes: Analyses of the data will be used for the longitudinal monitoring of trends in the incidence, prevalence, treatment and outcomes for a wide range of diseases and other risks to public health;
d) Responsive and timely local health intelligence service: Analyses of the data will be used to respond to ad hoc internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health status and outcomes of the local population generated and received by the Director of Public Health and their team.
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of the Local Authority are not exhaustive but set the broad parameters for how the data will be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public health, and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No sensitive data is requested under this application. The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities) pseudoHESID to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Expected output
The results of the analyses of the data will be used by the Local Authority to support the discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities. Outputs will include (but not be limited to) the routine and ad hoc production of:
a) Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
b) Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies;
c) the annual report of the Director of Public Health;
d) reports commissioned by the Health and Wellbeing Board;
e) public health and wider Local Authority health and wellbeing commissioning strategies and plans;
f) Relevant Needs Assessments;
g) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
h) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
i) local health profiles;
j) health impact assessments and equity audits; and, among other outputs;
k) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population;
l) health surveillance.
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be for the Local Authority to determine, although it is required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health, Public Health England and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
All outputs will be of aggregated data with small numbers suppressed in line with the HES Analysis Guide.
Benefits reported
Feb 2021
• Deep dive analysis of admissions involving domestic violence by age gender and location
•Admissions for violence related incidence to support strategic needs assessment for the Violence Reduction Unit
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions ʹlooking at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
• Forecasting future demand, e.g. trends for various conditions;
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents. Again to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
• Ad hoc projects e.g. alcohol admissions review project and CVD profiles for GP practices.
• Admissions for flu
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v4.2 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
- Title
- LAPH Standard Extract
- Commercial
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Datasets
- 5
- Files released
- 80
Datasets: Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS); Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E); Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC); Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care); Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
What changed from DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v3.2
Text removed is struck through; text added is underlined. Unchanged paragraphs are summarised rather than repeated.
| Field | Was | Became |
|---|---|---|
| Start date | 2020-04-01 | |
| End date | 2021-03-31 |
Datasets: + Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS)
Expected output
[6 paragraphs unchanged]
f) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
f) Relevant Needs Assessments;
g) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
g) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
h) local health profiles;
h) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
i) health impact assessments and equity audits;
i) local health profiles;
j) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population.
j) health impact assessments and equity audits; and, among other outputs;
k) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population;
l) health surveillance.
[2 paragraphs unchanged]
Expected measurable benefits
[1 paragraph unchanged]
It is recognised that
the Local Authority will deliver significant benefits
in fulfilling its public health duties using HES
data.
data, the Local Authority will deliver significant benefits. The Local Authority therefore commits in any renewal request to providing additional detail on benefits that relate to their local use of the data
[1 paragraph unchanged]
Unchanged: Objective for processing, Processing activities, Benefits reported.
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local Authorities in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
1. the local responsiveness, targeting and value for money of commissioned public health services;
2. the statutory ‘core offer’ public health advice and support provided to local NHS commissioners;
3. the local specificity and relevance of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing Strategies produced in collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector partners on the Health and Wellbeing Board;
4. the local focus, responsiveness and timeliness of health impact assessments;
5. the capability of the local public health intelligence service to undertake comparative longitudinal analyses of patterns of and variations in:
a) the incidence and prevalence of disease and risks to public health;
b) demand for and access to treatment and preventative care services;
c) variations in health outcomes between groups in the population;
d) the level of integration between local health and care services; and
e) the local associations between causal risk factors and health status and outcomes.
The main statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities supporting these processing objectives are as follows:
1. Statutory public health duties that the data will be used to support
a) Duty to improve public health: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to take appropriate steps to improve the health of the population, for example by providing information and advice, services and facilities, and incentives and assistance to encourage and enable people to lead healthier lives;
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)-led Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, and promote the integration of health and care services; the data will also be used to support the statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
c) Duty to produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWBs): Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Sections 192 and 193 of the 2012 Act to consult on and publish JSNAs and JHWSs that assess the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population;
d) Duty to commission specific public health services: Analyses of the data will be used to support the Local Authority to discharge its duty under the Local Authorities Regulations 2013 to plan and provide NHS Health Check assessments, the National Child Measurement Programme, and open access sexual health services;
e) Duty to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners: Analyses of the data will be used by Local Authorities to discharge its duty under the 2013 Regulations to provide a public health advice service to NHS commissioners;
f) Duty to publish an annual public health report: Analyses of the data will be used by Directors of Public Health to support their duty to prepare and publish an annual report on the health of the local population under Section 31 the 2012 Act;
g) Public Health responses on behalf of the Local Authority to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input: Analyses of the data will be used by the Director of Public Health to support their duty under Part 3 of the National Health Services Act 2006 (as amended by Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) to provide the Local Authority’s public health response (as the responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Schedule 5 – Part 1) to licensing applications.
2. Wider public health responsibilities supported by analysis of the data
a) Health impact assessments and equity audits: Analyses of the data will be used to assess the potential impacts on health and the wider social economic and environmental determinants of health of Local Authority strategic plans, policies and services;
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve understand of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
i. bespoke local geographies (based on the non-standard aggregation of LSOAs);
ii. specific demographic, geographic, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the population;
iii. inequalities in health status, access to treatment and treatment outcomes;
c) Surveillance of trends in health status and health outcomes: Analyses of the data will be used for the longitudinal monitoring of trends in the incidence, prevalence, treatment and outcomes for a wide range of diseases and other risks to public health;
d) Responsive and timely local health intelligence service: Analyses of the data will be used to respond to ad hoc internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health status and outcomes of the local population generated and received by the Director of Public Health and their team.
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of the Local Authority are not exhaustive but set the broad parameters for how the data will be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public health, and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No sensitive data is requested under this application. The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities) pseudoHESID to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Expected output
The results of the analyses of the data will be used by the Local Authority to support the discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities. Outputs will include (but not be limited to) the routine and ad hoc production of:
a) Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
b) Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies;
c) the annual report of the Director of Public Health;
d) reports commissioned by the Health and Wellbeing Board;
e) public health and wider Local Authority health and wellbeing commissioning strategies and plans;
f) Relevant Needs Assessments;
g) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
h) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
i) local health profiles;
j) health impact assessments and equity audits; and, among other outputs;
k) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population;
l) health surveillance.
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be for the Local Authority to determine, although it is required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health, Public Health England and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
All outputs will be of aggregated data with small numbers suppressed in line with the HES Analysis Guide.
Benefits reported
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions – looking at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
• Forecasting future demand, e.g. trends for various conditions;
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents. Again to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
• Ad hoc projects e.g. alcohol admissions review project and CVD profiles for GP practices.
DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v3.2 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
- Title
- LAPH Standard Extract
- Commercial
- No
- Sublicensing
- No
- Datasets
- 4
- Files released
- 63
Datasets: Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency (HES A and E); Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC); Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care (HES Critical Care); Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients (HES OP)
Objective for processing
The data provided by the Pseudonymised HES Extract Service will be used by the Local Authorities in fulfilment of its public health function, specifically to support and improve:
1. the local responsiveness, targeting and value for money of commissioned public health services;
2. the statutory ‘core offer’ public health advice and support provided to local NHS commissioners;
3. the local specificity and relevance of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing Strategies produced in collaboration with NHS and voluntary sector partners on the Health and Wellbeing Board;
4. the local focus, responsiveness and timeliness of health impact assessments;
5. the capability of the local public health intelligence service to undertake comparative longitudinal analyses of patterns of and variations in:
a) the incidence and prevalence of disease and risks to public health;
b) demand for and access to treatment and preventative care services;
c) variations in health outcomes between groups in the population;
d) the level of integration between local health and care services; and
e) the local associations between causal risk factors and health status and outcomes.
The main statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities supporting these processing objectives are as follows:
1. Statutory public health duties that the data will be used to support
a) Duty to improve public health: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Section 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to take appropriate steps to improve the health of the population, for example by providing information and advice, services and facilities, and incentives and assistance to encourage and enable people to lead healthier lives;
b) Duty to support Health and Wellbeing Boards: Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)-led Health and Wellbeing Board under Section 194 of the 2012 Act to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities, and promote the integration of health and care services; the data will also be used to support the statutory duty of Health and Wellbeing Boards under Section 206 of the 2012 Act to undertake Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments;
c) Duty to produce Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWBs): Analyses of the data will be used to support the duty of the Local Authority under Sections 192 and 193 of the 2012 Act to consult on and publish JSNAs and JHWSs that assess the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population;
d) Duty to commission specific public health services: Analyses of the data will be used to support the Local Authority to discharge its duty under the Local Authorities Regulations 2013 to plan and provide NHS Health Check assessments, the National Child Measurement Programme, and open access sexual health services;
e) Duty to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners: Analyses of the data will be used by Local Authorities to discharge its duty under the 2013 Regulations to provide a public health advice service to NHS commissioners;
f) Duty to publish an annual public health report: Analyses of the data will be used by Directors of Public Health to support their duty to prepare and publish an annual report on the health of the local population under Section 31 the 2012 Act;
g) Public Health responses on behalf of the Local Authority to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input: Analyses of the data will be used by the Director of Public Health to support their duty under Part 3 of the National Health Services Act 2006 (as amended by Section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) to provide the Local Authority’s public health response (as the responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 Schedule 5 – Part 1) to licensing applications.
2. Wider public health responsibilities supported by analysis of the data
a) Health impact assessments and equity audits: Analyses of the data will be used to assess the potential impacts on health and the wider social economic and environmental determinants of health of Local Authority strategic plans, policies and services;
b) Local health profiles: Analyses of the data will be used to support the production of locally-commissioned health profiles to improve understand of the health priorities of local areas and guide strategic commissioning plans by focusing, for example, on:
i. bespoke local geographies (based on the non-standard aggregation of LSOAs);
ii. specific demographic, geographic, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the population;
iii. inequalities in health status, access to treatment and treatment outcomes;
c) Surveillance of trends in health status and health outcomes: Analyses of the data will be used for the longitudinal monitoring of trends in the incidence, prevalence, treatment and outcomes for a wide range of diseases and other risks to public health;
d) Responsive and timely local health intelligence service: Analyses of the data will be used to respond to ad hoc internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health status and outcomes of the local population generated and received by the Director of Public Health and their team.
These lists of the statutory duties and wider public health responsibilities of the Local Authority are not exhaustive but set the broad parameters for how the data will be used by the Local Authority to help improve and protect public health, and reduce health inequalities. All such use would be in fulfilment of the public health function of the Local Authority.
No sensitive data is requested under this application. The data provided would include derived demographic and geographic fields, the standard non-sensitive HES diagnostic and operative fields, and a common (across all Local Authorities) pseudoHESID to enable admissions to be linked over time.
Expected output
The results of the analyses of the data will be used by the Local Authority to support the discharge of its statutory duties in relation to public health, and wider public health responsibilities. Outputs will include (but not be limited to) the routine and ad hoc production of:
a) Joint Strategic Needs Assessments;
b) Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies;
c) the annual report of the Director of Public Health;
d) reports commissioned by the Health and Wellbeing Board;
e) public health and wider Local Authority health and wellbeing commissioning strategies and plans;
f) public health advice to NHS commissioners;
g) responses to licensing applications and other statutory Local Authority functions requiring public health input;
h) local health profiles;
i) health impact assessments and equity audits;
j) responses to internal and external requests for information and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of the population.
The specific content of and target dates for these outputs will be for the Local Authority to determine, although it is required to comply with national guidance published by the Department of Health, Public Health England and others as appropriate, for example, on the timetable for publishing refreshed JSNAs.
All outputs will be of aggregated data with small numbers suppressed in line with the HES Analysis Guide.
Benefits reported
• Production of data around falls and bones, Hepatitis, Care homes, pregnancy, etc. for Joint Strategic Needs Analysis;
• Data analysis profiling residents suffering from various conditions – looking at age, gender, location, etc. to identify where to target preventative resources such as screening or education programs;
• Forecasting future demand, e.g. trends for various conditions;
• Looking for patterns in the data, e.g. what day of the week / time of day are children more likely to suffer accidents. Again to enable the targeting of preventative resources more effectively.
• Ad hoc projects e.g. alcohol admissions review project and CVD profiles for GP practices.
Register history
When this agreement appeared in, or was edited in, each monthly edition of the register. Built by comparing every edition this site holds, the earliest of which is July 2021.
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July 2021 —
already listed in the earliest edition this site holds, so it may be older. 3 versions: DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v3.2, DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v4.2, DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v5.3
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October 2021
Amended DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v5.3
- Datasets: + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Accident and Emergency; + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Admitted Patient Care; + HES-ID to MPS-ID HES Outpatients
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December 2022
Register-wide edit DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v3.2, DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v4.2 — Datasets: legal basis: “
s261(1) and” taken out. Made to 639 agreements in this edition, so it is reported once, on the changes page, and not counted as an amendment of this agreement. -
September 2023
1 version added: DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v6.2
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September 2026
1 version added: DARS-NIC-388786-H0Q8Q-v7.2
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