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Data Reporting Policy

Data are reported anonymously

The survey data is reported anonymously. This is dealt with as follows: to ensure any given trainee's responses remain anonymous only aggregated data are reported. Aggregations will always include three or more responses. This means that for some specialties reports will not be available for individual providers. These cases will only be reported at deanery level. PMETB will provide a table indicating which reports are available.

Data are confidential

The data are held confidentially by PMETB. PMETB will not disclose which responses belong to whom. Deaneries can download respondent level data for their deanery, but these won't include obvious identifiers so it won't be possible for them to work out whose responses are whose, even using a combination of variables. Deanery staff who have log-ins are limited in number and the individuals concerned undertake to only report as per PMETB guidelines on anonymous reporting above.