Review of the Healthy Child Wales Programme: Survey with Health Visitors

The Welsh Government has commissioned OB3 Research (OB3) to undertake a review of the Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP). The aims of this review are to assess the perceived impact of the Healthy Child Wales Programme and to consider whether the current delivery of the Healthy Child Wales Programme is fit-for-purpose and is helping to achieve the programme’s objectives.

As part of this review OB3 will be gathering information through a survey with health visitors in Wales. Participants will be invited to take part in the survey via email, distributed directly by their health board or by the Institute of Health Visiting.

The Welsh Government is the data controller for the research. However, OB3 will delete any personal data provided through the survey, and anonymise the raw data, before it is shared with the Welsh Government.

The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website and possibly in other publications by OB3, and Welsh Government.

Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important in order to help inform Welsh Government policies.

The contact for this research at OB3 is Heledd Bebb

E-mail address: heledd.bebb@ob3research.co.uk

Telephone: 07815772242

PRIVACY NOTICE

What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?

Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.

You have been invited to take part in the survey via an email distributed directly by your health board (through your health visiting lead) or through your membership of the Institute of Health Visiting. Your name and email address will not be provided to OB3 Research (OB3).

Your responses to the survey will be anonymous. Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part or be sent reminders at any stage then please reply to the invitation email and your details will be removed.

If you choose to provide additional personal data as part of the research we will try not to identify you from, or link your identity to, the responses you provide.

If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.

What is the lawful basis for using your data?

The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is our public task; that is, exercising our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.

Participation is completely voluntary. Research studies such as this are important for the Welsh Government to collect information and actionable evidence about its ability to deliver government priorities. The information collected in this research, for example, might be used to:

  • explore the policy and operational context surrounding the Healthy Child Wales Programme; and

  • explore the benefits, challenges and impacts of the Healthy Child Wales Programme; and

  • shape further research activities as part of this contract.

How secure is your personal data?

Personal information provided to OB3 is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. OB3 will only use this data for research purposes. OB3 has Cyber Essentials certification.  

When conducting surveys, OB3 use a survey software programme called Snap Surveys. We have ensured that Snap Surveys is UK GDPR compliant and meets our expectations in terms of the security of any data stored or collected via the software.

OB3 has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, OB3 will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.

OB3 will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be published on the Welsh Government website. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.

How long do we keep your personal data?

OB3 will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data not already removed will be deleted by OB3 within three months of the end of the contract. This includes your contact details.

Individual rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this review, specifically you have the right:

·         To access a copy of your own data;

·         For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;

·         To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);

·         For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and

·         To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.

The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk

Further Information

If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the UK General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:

Name: Christopher Eaton

E-mail address: christopher.eaton@gov.wales

Telephone number: 03000252957

The Welsh Government’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:

Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales.