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Data protection impact assessment

DPIA

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Data Protection Impact Assessment

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Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd

Tunstall

A process to identify and manage the data protection risks associated with a project or change.

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Definition

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Data protection impact assessment

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NHS England Transformation Directorate: Information Governance Framework for Integrated Health and Care: Shared Care Records (Sep 2021)

NHS England

A DPIA is a process to help identify and minimise the data protection risks of a project. Under UK GDPR, a DPIA is required for processing that is likely to result in a high risk to individuals.

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Digital/TEC definition

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Data Protection Impact Assessment

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Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

Digital Social Care

A requirement for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process that helps organisations identify and minimise risks that result from data processing. DPIAs are usually undertaken when introducing new data processing processes, systems, or technologies.

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