Acorn/UPRN Data

Acorn is a classification that segments the UK population. By analysing demographic data, social factors, population and behaviour, it provides information and an understanding of different types of patients and household dynamics. 

The data is aggregated and is aimed to assist in identifying vulnerable patients who require further living assistance thus reducing discharge delays/inappropriate length of in-patient stays.

Direction  

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Legal basis for the collection of the data  

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Data Provision Notice  

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Legal basis for the provision of data

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Legal basis for processing the data 

The UK GDPR Article 6 lawful basis for the processing of the personal data within this collection falls under: 

• Article 6(1)(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

The UK GDPR Article 9 condition for processing special categories of personal data within the collection falls under: 

• Article 9 2 (h) processing is necessary for the provision of health care or treatment, and for the management of health care systems or services. 

The CACI data and all IPR subsisting in and/ or relating to that CACI data contained in the Deliverables from time to time are and shall remain the property of Royal Mail, Ordnance Survey or its licensors respectively. The Buyer shall acquire no rights in the CACI data or the IPR except as expressly provided in the licensing Agreement between CACI and NHS England.

To receive the Ordnance Survey fields and the CACI data the Data controller(s) must have signed up to the PSGA Licence.  Any onward sharing of that data must only be done so under a PSGA EUL or a PSGA contractor licence for which it is the Controllers responsibility to ensure is in place prior to sharing with any data processors.

Transparency notice

Read the Transparency Notice. 

Lag time from collection to dissemination  

The time from collection to dissemination is approximately 2 days, however different sources under this dataset are collected at different frequencies (see below)

Frequency  

Data collected from UPRN is updated daily, MPI is updated weekly, and Acorn data is updated annually. 

Commissioning extracts specification

Download the commissioning extracts specification.

Suppression rules

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