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The benefits of sharing
— attitudes towards data sharing to provide benefits and support for older people | | Author(s) | Sally West |
| Corporate Author | Age Concern England - ACE; Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Age Concern Reports, London, February 2009 |
| Pages | 34 pp |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. www.ageconcern.org.uk Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Services ; Information technology ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Information needs ; Attitude ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Many older people fail to access those services and entitlements that are available to them. Sharing information between different organisations could help ensure that people receive the support they need. However, there are concerns about privacy and security of data when shared. This report is based on findings of research carried out with 46 people aged 60+ at four deliberative workshops and focusing on three specific scenarios: data matching to increase benefit take-up; sharing Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) information with energy companies to provide assistance with fuel bills; and sharing information to help services reach vulnerable people. The need to consult and take people's views into account before introducing such strategies was seen as important; more so was ensuring that information was secure and with the correct procedures in place before introducing greater data data sharing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090416006 B |
| Classmark | I: UVB: QAJ: QK6: UV:IK: DP: 3F |
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