About Information Governance What is personal information? About patient confidentiality About the Data Protection Act Access to health records What happens to information held about you? Information charter Information sharing Information security Records retention, destruction and archive Good record keeping guidance for staff

Information Governance is a framework that ensures personal and corporate information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively to appropriate ethical and quality standards. Cambridge University Hospitals has its own Information Governance team who ensure this framework is adhered to throughout the organisation. They provide training to all staff ensuring they comply with the law and best practise.

 

Aims

Above all, Information Governance makes sure that information is recorded, stored and shared in a way that optimises the quality of patient care. Achieving efficiency and accuracy within these areas helps improve the speed and diligence with which we treat patients.

 

What are the Standards and Requirements that make up Information Governance?

1. Confidentiality NHS Code of Practice
2. Data Protection Act 1998
3. Information Security Management NHS code of Practice
4. International standard for Information Security:
   ISO/IEC 27002:2005
5. Health Records Management
6. Records Management NHS Code of Practice
7. Information Quality
8. Payment by Results Code of Conduct
9. The Freedom of Information Act 2000
10. Corporate Records Management

 

Information Governance ensures all of these requirements are met by raising awareness about data protection, confidentiality and information security, and by performing audits to ensure standards are maintained.

 

Information governance policy

Information governance strategy