NHS Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus recognises that there is a responsibility to work with partners to minimise the burden of data collection, and ensure that data collected is used effectively to support the overall aims of Public Sector and voluntary organisations.
We are committed to the principles that:
Personal data on individuals should be properly protected
Personal data should be processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998
Data should be collected once, shared appropriately and used many times
Collection and sharing of data should be fully automated in order to guarantee security wherever achievable
Data should only be shared when there is an identified need to do so
All the organisations below have signed a Tier Zero overarching agreement to share information when justified.