NHS Borders is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. NHS Borders may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for; auditing, or administering public funds, or where undertaking public function, in order to prevent and detect fraud.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for carrying out data matching exercises.
Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one body against other computer records held by the same or another body to see how far they match. This is usually personal information. Computerised data matching allows potentially fraudulent claims and payments to be identified. Where a match is found it may indicate that there is an inconsistency which requires further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation is carried out.
We participate in the Cabinet Office's National Fraud Initiative; a data matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of fraud. We are required to provide particular sets of data to the Minister for the Cabinet Office for matching for each exercise, as detailed here.
This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights as part of this data matching exercise. It is made under Article 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Statutory Guidance
Data protection legislation requires NFI participants to tell individuals that their data will be processed. Providing this information is known as a privacy notice. NHS Borders Staff privacy notice is available on the staff intranet.
For further information on data matching for NHS Borders, contact Susan Swan, Deputy Director of Finance and Board Fraud Liaison Officer at susan.swan@borders.scot.nhs.uk