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Using the Information Governance Toolkit

Using the Information Governance Toolkit. Paul Couldrey. Paul Couldrey. Confidentiality and Security Manager Dudley Health Community. Information Governance. Supports 4 main aims: To support the provision of high quality care by promoting the effective and appropriate use of information.

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Using the Information Governance Toolkit

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  1. Using the Information Governance Toolkit Paul Couldrey

  2. Paul Couldrey Confidentiality and Security Manager Dudley Health Community

  3. Information Governance • Supports 4 main aims: • To support the provision of high quality care by promoting the effective and appropriate use of information. • To encourage responsible staff to work closely together, preventing duplication of effort and enabling more efficient use of resources. • To develop support arrangements and provide staff with appropriate tools and support to enable them to discharge their responsibilities to consistently high standards. • To enable organisations to understand their own performance and manage improvement in a systematic and effective way.

  4. IG Toolkit Requirements Encompass Legislation/Guidance Required To Be Met By PCT • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • The Confidentiality Code of Practice • BS7799 • HSC 1999/053 ‘For the Record’ • Controls Assurance • Data Accreditation

  5. NHSIA – IG Toolkit • Provides route map to assist in achievement of best practice for Information Governance within NHS Organisations • Provides a series of easy to follow Requirements for NHS Organisations to use to build into Strategy documents which will, over time, achieve best practice in Information Governance

  6. PCT - 163 Requirements !!! • 163 Requirements split into 10 initiatives • Cross reference indicated some requirements cross match between 2 or more initiatives

  7. 10 Initiatives 5 Projects 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: FOIInformation Security Health Records Caldicott Confidentiality Code of Practice Data Protection Controls Assurance: IM&T Records Management IG Management Information Quality Assurance

  8. IG Toolkit Project Management

  9. Paul Couldrey Confidentiality and Security Manager Dudley Health Community 01384 366078

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