Supported non-health data linkages

For secondary use and direct care purposes.

Purpose

Data may be used by the ICB for the following purposes (this list is not exhaustive)

• evaluate health outcomes for individuals receiving early help or social care, enabling better understanding of their experiences across the health and care system and informing improvements in service delivery and coordination
• understand connections between individuals receiving social care and their use of other health and care services
• identify children who may require social care services, and to identify families eligible for targeted support programmes such as Families Together and Supporting Families
• uncover and address inequalities affecting specific groups, by examining social determinants and their impact on outcomes across different service pathways and linked datasets
• assess the health consequences of unmet developmental needs, supporting the design of more effective, cross-organisational interventions that respond to these gaps early and holistically

Local agreements required

The following local agreements must be in place before linkage to these data sets can occur

• data processing agreement (DPA) between provider and data processor
• data sharing agreement (DSA) between the ICB and provider
• commercial contract with data processor

For secondary use and direct care purposes.

Purpose

Data may be used by the ICB for the following purposes (this list is not exhaustive)

• analyse the relationship between education attendance, academic attainment, and health service demand, in order to help identify children whose educational challenges may be linked to health issues
• to evaluate the impact of family focused interventions on children's attendance and attainment, enabling assessment of whether these programmes are improving educational and wellbeing outcomes
• identify health inequalities based on eligibility for free school meals across the different datasets in the model
• use SEND data as a reference point for identifying children with special educational needs across other datasets, in order to understand how their health outcomes differ, or demand of health services differs helps to inform future health service design

Local agreements required

The following local agreements must be in place before linkage to these data sets can occur

• DPA between provider and data processor
• DSA between the ICB and provider
• commercial contract with data processor

For secondary use and direct care purposes.

Purpose

Data may be used by the ICB for the following purposes (this list is not exhaustive) 

• to create early indicators of heightened risk factors for poor health outcomes
• understand any relationships between housing arrangements and different health outcomes
• understand impact of local interventions on improving housing situation

Understand where it may be beneficial to target particular housing interventions (for example the installation of insulation and upgraded central heating may need to be prioritised, so it may be beneficial to design the programme so that those with diagnosed respiratory problems receive support first). 

Local agreements required

The following local agreements must be in place before linkage to these data sets can occur

• DPA between provider and data processor
• DSA between the ICB and provider
• commercial contract with data processor

For secondary use and direct care purposes.

Purpose

Data may be used by the ICB for the following purposes (this list is not exhaustive) 

• to identify and better support vulnerable young people, in whom the academic literature suggests the prevalence of mental ill health is extraordinarily high, but who in reality may not be receiving support from mental health services
• understand any health and wellbeing impact of targeted interventions
• identify health inequalities based on access (or lack of access) to services
• understand the scale and extent to which a wide range of health needs and health service usage patterns may be present in this group of vulnerable young people use this knowledge to improve planning and access to services
• to inform targeted prevention programmes like nutritional support or mental health initiatives in schools, reducing the need for crisis care

Local agreements offered

The following local agreements must be in place before linkage to these data sets can occur

• DPA between provider and data processor
• DSA between the ICB and provider
• commercial contract with data processor