A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process to help an organisation identify and minimise the data protection risks of a project, especially for processing that is likely to result in a high risk to individuals. To assess the level of risk, both the likelihood and the severity of any impact on individuals must be considered. High risk could result from either a high probability of some harm, or a lower possibility of serious harm. It is also good practice to do a DPIA for any other major project which requires the processing of personal data, sometimes it is a mandatory data protection requirement.
The DPIA must:
Here at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ we work closely with suppliers and colleagues across the Trust to ensure that this GDPR obligation is carried out, recorded and regularly reviewed.
Below you will find a summary of all DPIAs carried out since 25th May 2018 when this became a data protection requirement. The lists will be periodically updated with new completed DPIAs but if you would like more information about our process, or those listed below, please contact sft.information.governance@nhs.netÌý
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