Data Protection Impact Assessments

Data Protection Impact Assessments are an integral part of taking a “privacy by design” approach. Data Protection Impact Assessments are a tool that The Christie NHS Foundation Trust use to identify and reduce the privacy risks of projects.

Projects could include:

  • Introduction of a new paper or electronic information system for storing and accessing personal data
  • Update or revision of a key system that might alter the way in which the organisation uses, monitors and reports personal data
  • Changes to an existing system where additional personal data will be collected
  • Proposal to collect personal data from a new source or for a new activity
  • Using existing data for a new and unexpected purpose
  • Plans to outsource business processes involving storing and processing personal data
  • Plans to transfer services from one provider to another that include the transfer of information or information systems
  • Changes to or introduction of new information sharing agreements
  • A new surveillance system

A Data Protection Impact Assessment can reduce the risks of harm to individuals through the misuse of their personal information. It can also help us to design more efficient and effective processes for handling personal data.

Below is the 2024/25 list of Data Protection Impact Assessments that the Trust has undertaken to ensure continued consideration is given to the privacy of its patients and staff:

DPIA Ref:

Date approved

Project Title

Brief description

DPIA205

31/10/2024

21_DOG15_84 FDESTINY 04

A study where patients complete questionnaires regarding their health.

DPIA339

16/05/2024

Access to work bundle

A range of software to help staff with access to work issues

Caption.ed, Mindview, Grammarly

DPIA387

20/01/2025

ALKnowledge

Supportive website for patients, oncologists, Health Care Professionals/general public with AL lung cancer

DPIA370

28/11/2024

AMCE - Nigeria support (UHCL)

Christie supporting the cancer pathways of the new centre in Nigeria

DPIA331

28/11/2024

ArrK database

Medical Illustrations Database/Tracker

DPIA335

23/01/2025

Aseptics (new pharmacy software) (JAC module)

Installation of new production software (BD Cato) in our aseptic

DPIA155

06/03/2025

Better CPW Engine Forms (eProms)

new platform developer for CWP (Trust HER)
Platform used to support My Christie My Health

DPIA348

05/09/2024

Candidate Study

Collaborative study with University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust

DPIA85

16/05/2024

Christie @ Tameside

Transfer of patient activity carried out at Tameside to Christie Data Controllership

DPIA386

23/01/2025

Christie Pathology Partnership

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, working as a Joint Venture with Synlabs, to deliver Pathology services to 3rd parties

DPIA301

12/12/2024

Clinical Haematology Serivce@Leighton (Mid Cheshire)

Transfer of Clinical Haematology service from Mid Cheshire to Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Radiology Results)

DPIA334(a)

24/07/2024

CWP eReferral Portal
Phase 1 (internal referrals)
Phase 2 (external referrals)

The development of a new electronic referral portal being the main route for patient clinical referrals coming into the Trust from all referral sites and any Consultant-to-Consultant referrals.

DPIA266
(253)

19/07/2024

Da Vinci Xi System usage and the Intuitive Hub

Intuitive Surgical linking the new robots to video capture functionality

Continuation of Xi Robots. 
This is about establishing the video feed that is to be used for remote surgical support.

DPIA379

03/03/2025

Data Disguise Symbol Interpretation

Management of Donations made from companies, families of patients, philanthropists, major donors, patients to the Christie

Supports donors add gift aid within their donations.

DPIA320

16/05/2024

Dragon Medical One (Cloud)
(part of access to work bundle)

Dragon Medical One is a conversational AI documentation companion that provides secure, convenient, and comprehensive clinical documentation support from pre-charting through post encounter.

DPIA324

14/06/2024

ENETs database/Registry

ENETs Endocrine cancer study

DPIA078

06/03/2025

ePMA - Phase 1
ePMA - BCP proposal

Digital ePMA solution, replacing current paper-based system
reducing medication errors, enhancing patient safety, controlling drug expenditure and medicines reconciliation, electronic discharging

DPIA365

28/03/2025

GLEAN

Study software for access to work staff need

DPIA327

23/01/2025

Hemocue  (Aqure middleware)
AQURE Point of Car Testing

The AQURE Point of Care IT solution is used by Hospital Point of Care (POC) or Laboratory teams to remotely monitor and control POC medical devices.

Through AQURE users can remotely monitor POC devices, control devices, manage the device operator access rights and their competencies, generate reports on the POC service, instrument usage, quality control status, track non-conformities and manage patient result data prior to transmission to external systems.

DPIA352

14/11/2024

Hepatic Perspectum 2

INvesTigating the use of livEr function mR Images for biO-adaptation in Radiotherapy (INTERIOR)

DPIA360

13/03/2025

HoloCare Pilot

Pilot HoloLense devices in Radiotherapy improve treatment planning and patient education

DPIA372

28/11/2024

IgniteData - Archer

Archer is the Virtual Research Assistant enabling researchers to easily transfer clinically-validated data direct from the hospital’s EHR to the sponsor’s EDC, or other system of choice.

DPIA385

23/01/2025

InTouch Patient Flow (replacement / expansion system)

Consoles used for patients to self-check-in within outpatient settings.

DPIA363

14/11/2024

MAC5

ECG machine, for use in clinical trials.  Resting ECG Analysis System is intended to acquire, analyse, display, and record electrocardiographic information from adult or paediatric populations. Basic system delivers 3, 6, or 12 lead ECG’s and interpretive analysis.

DPIA341

10/06/2024

Mail Chimp

For use in the Trust Training department as the CRM system. Solution uses contact details of enquirers and potential learners as well as current learners for the purpose of sending branded and targeted communications.

DPIA337

23/01/2025

 

Mosaiq migration to cloud

Upgrade to Trust Elekta Axis (new name)Migration to cloud – Cancer Care management solution

DPIA338

02/05/2024

My Tomorrows Platform

to be populated by the Service

DPIA396

27/02/2025

NDP View 2 software

Histopathology slide scanner / viewer

DPIA340

16/04/2024

New Christie developed app for transplant team

New app for transplant team to replace current recording in Excel

DPIA350

31/10/2024

New Courier company

Delivery of medication to patients

DPIA393

03/03/2025

New Mr Linac Linux Service (Dose Calcs)

Medical Imaging software

DPIA347

19/09/2024

North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH) Electronic Orders

Genomic data repository

DPIA318

14/06/2024

Oncology Clinics transfer from MFT (at MRI/NMGH)  to Christie

Transfer of data controller of patient care delivered at Manchester Foundation Trust to the Christie

DPIA344

19/09/2024

Patient Level Information Costing (PLICs) Dashboards

Internal presentation of aggregated and patient level data to support Data Quality and visibility of data to clinicians

DPIA354

20/02/2025

Patient Portal (CWP)

Christie Portal allowing patients to view upcoming appointment
populated ePROMS from home.

DPIA305

28/11/2024

Proton Surveillance work

Data Collection tool for patient experiences when undergoing Proton Beam Therapy Treatment

DPIA222

03/10/2024

REDCAP (research instance)

Introduction of a local instance of a research database called REDCap – globally used product within R&I developed by Vanderbilt University.

DPIA367

12/12/2024

REDCap instance for CODU

Internal data collection and analysis tool (supporting audit and service evaluation pieces of work within the Christie)

DPIA176

04/04/2024

RPA (UiPath)

Solution to support Robotic Automation of repetitive data tasks

DPIA346

17/07/2024

Scribe Edge Extension

screen recording application
Aids in creating documentation and guides for processes and applications. Full Software is already approved, this is specifically for the edge extension.

DPIA359

24/10/2024

SLACK

Digital communication tool

DPIA355

31/10/2024

Staff Physio Therapy Service

Trust provides Physiotherapy Service on a self-referral basis

DPIA159

28/03/2025

UK CAT HRA

significant point of change - server location moved

ukCAT is a research database containing anonymised data and images collected at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. It enables the Manchester Cancer Research Centre’s real world data research programme aiming to improve clinical care by analysing the routine data collected about patients as part of their normal treatment (i.e. not in clinical trials). Access to the data is governed by HRA research database approval (REC ref 17/NW/0060).

DPIA287

23/01/2025

Virtual clinic set up

Endocrine Side Effects Virtual Clinic set-up

If you would like any further information in relation to the Data Protection Impact Assessments undertaken by the Trust, please contact the-christie.information.governance@nhs.net

Last updated: June 2025