HES Privacy Notice

Investigation of the geographic and socioeconomic variation in alcohol and tobacco related hospital admissions

Background

The Sheffield Alcohol Research Group’s programme of work informs strategic thinking across policy options that target alcohol and tobacco-related harms. The University uses Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data to inform modelling work (including the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model) that focuses on alcohol, smoking, and their joint effects.

Aims and Objectives

1. To investigate past trends in alcohol and/or smoking-related hospital admissions and costs.
2. To investigate the potential future effects on hospitalisations and costs of proposed changes to alcohol and/or tobacco policy.

Protecting Patients & Data Security

This study involves data held on the NHS England (formerly NHS Digital) database. We use a pseudo-anonymised extract of Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care for patients resident in England.

Legal Basis

The lawful basis for processing this data under the GDPR is: * Article 6 (1) (e): Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. * Article 9 (2) (j): Processing is necessary for research purposes in the area of public health.

Patient Rights

Should any individual wish to exercise their Patient’s Right of Objection or Right to Erasure regarding their data, they should contact the study team. We will work with NHS England to identify and exclude the relevant data from our extracts.

Contact Information

Data Controller: The University of Sheffield
Lead Researcher: Dr Duncan Gillespie
Email: duncan.gillespie@sheffield.ac.uk

For more information on how the University handles research data, please see the University of Sheffield General Privacy Notice.