Data sharing agreement
All Healthwatch are required to sign a data sharing agreement, take a look at the template.
We rely on local Healthwatch insight to understand trends in how people experience health and social care services. It is also a legal requirement for Healthwatch to share their data with Healthwatch England.
Formalising data sharing
As part of our work to strengthen our data standards, all Healthwatch are required to sign a data sharing agreement.
This has been developed on the advice of data protection experts and in line with guidance from the Information Commissioners Office, for any system or process involving data sharing between Healthwatch and Healthwatch England. The agreement sets out our roles and standards of what is expected from the arrangement and each party, with a schedule for each system.