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Contributing to the understanding of lifecourse influences on health in later life<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How is my personal data processed?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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With your previous consent, we have received data from NHS Digital to allow us to link your participation in previous clinic visits and questionnaires with any admissions to hospital. This allows us to conduct important research into risk factors for hospital admission in a very cost-effective and rigorous way without placing an extra burden on you or your family doctor. To do this, we have shared a unique identifier linked to you with NHS Digital who have securely passed us personal information relating to your hospital admissions such as admission and discharge dates and medical operations performed. Staff here at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, who have been processing these data and undertaking analysis, have then considered these health outcomes for research purposes. All work is conducted only by trained and accredited staff who have signed confidentiality agreements ensuring best practice. The processing of these data is lawful and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These data will be held until 17\/11\/2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have concerns regarding this, please contact us, but you should also be aware that you have the legal right to opt out<\/strong> of this process and to lodge a complaint<\/strong> with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How is information about me stored and used?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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All organisations in the UK are bound by the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and by the EU\u2019s General Data Protection Regulations. These laws require us to be transparent about how we use your data and to handle information about you only in ways you could reasonably expect. We would like to assure you that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n