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Privacy Impact Assessments
What are Privacy Impact Assessments?
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is a tool that facilitates the protection and enhancement of individuals’ privacy. The Authority have developed the Guidance on Privacy Impact Assessment in Health and Social Care as a resource to show service providers how to ensure that they protect the privacy rights of the people using their services and to assist them in strengthening their own governance arrangements around health information.
Why are they important?
Privacy impact assessments (or PIAs) also bring value and cost savings to healthcare projects. When conducted in the early stages of work, PIAs can demonstrate whether or not a project meets legal requirements for the storage of personal information and is viable to continue before significant investment is made.
The Authority’s guidelines provide a step-by-step guide on how to undertake a PIA and the important factors to be considered at each stage of the process. It is intended as a resource for all those involved in healthcare delivery, project planning and research.
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