NIGBNATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

The Social Care Record Guarantee

Intellect Health and Social Care GroupWednesday 24th March 2010

Ms Della M Cannings QPM FRSA BSc MIoD

Deputy Chairman

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Role

Support improvements to information governance practice in health and social care through leadership, monitoring and arbitration

Advisory Non-departmental Public Body

NIGB

All information obtained or created as part of the delivery of NHS funded health care or adult social care services delivered by local authorities, including services provided under contract to the NHS and local authorities, comes under the remit of the NIGB.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008“The NIGB provides advice on the interpretation of policies, guidelines and legislation relating to information governance ”

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Our definition:

‘Information governance describes the structures, policies and practices which are used to ensure the confidentiality and security of records of patients and service users.

Correctly developed and implemented it enables the appropriate and ethical use of information for the benefit of individuals and the public good’.

NIGB

These guarantees are a commitment that records about a client/patient will be used in ways that respect their rights and promote their health and wellbeing

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Promote a mutual understanding between professionals and service

users about how information is used and so foster better relations,

increased confidence and better care

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Set standards for consistent behaviours from people within and across systems

Equivalent information standards in health and social care

Information sharing in multi-agency environment

Client (patient) CONSENT

Professionals access – theory and practice

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Complexity of third party information

Subject Access Requests and Data Protection Act

NHS Number inclusion

Pseudonymised data

Differing legal frameworks

NIGBContact details

www.nigb.nhs.uk

Phone: 0207 633 7052

Email: nigb@nhs.net

Write:

NIGB, Floor 7, New King’s Beam House

22 Upper Ground

London

SW1 9BW

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NIGB

NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

The Social Care Record Guarantee

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