How are SOPHID data disseminated?
SHA and PCT level data tables are sent out annually to all Consultants in Communicable Disease Control (CCDCs), Regional Epidemiologists (REs), and our SOPHID facilitators. If you have any queries on your local data then these are the people to contact first. SHA and PCT sexual health leads are informed that the data can be requested. No individual data are given out but aggregate data summaries at SHA level are published on the HPA website. • Regional Epidemiologists receive their SHA tables and eight PCT tables for each PCT in their SHA. • SHA and PCT Sexual Health Leads are sent an email by the DH informing them that epidemiological data for their residents in the form of tables giving breakdowns by ethnicity, clinical stage, age group and SHA of treatment, are available for downloading. • The Department of Health receives a copy of all tabular summaries at the SHA and PCT level. • Data requests from NGOs, researchers, the media and members of the public involving SOPHID information
