The department of health information strategy set a target. Caldicott guardians are appointed in each health authority, special health authorities, nhs trust and pcgs. The data protection act 1998 allows you to find out what information is held about you on computer and in certain manual records. Caldicott guardian principles data protection acting as the conscience of an organisation, the caldicott guardian supports work to facilitate and enable information sharing, advising on options for lawful and ethical processing of information as required.
Secretary of state for health jeremy hunt will today november 2014 appoint independent expert dame fiona caldicott to a new role as national data guardian for health and care. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Kent local medical committee 8 roebuck business park ashford rd harrietsham kent me17 1ab. The report is based on six principles which ask us, when using patient. To gain access to your health records you will need to contact our health records department. It replaces the caldicott guardian manual published in 2006. Further information can be found in the caldicott guardian pages on the department of health web site. The data protection officer for waht is gillian hoskins. Sharing personal information between service areas and partner agencies is vital for the. Caldicott guardians are appointed to develop and maintain responsible, appropriate and secure practices for sharing and handling of personal health information, in accordance with the six principles developed in the. The caldicott guardian for salisbury nhs foundation trust is the medical director. Caldicott guardian safeguarding patient confidentiality.
They should be supported by the policies of their employers, regulators and professional bodies. This manual is guidance that takes account of developments in information management in the nhs and in councils with social services responsibilities since the publication of the caldicott report. All information systems and datasets must be registered within the data protection office see appendix 6. Organisations that access patient records are required to have a caldicott guardian. Since 2000 his main job at the trust has been working as a consultant heart and lung surgeon, handling a busy list of patients and undertaking clinical. Individuals should have a right to access their care records without charge. Siro and caldicott guardian aintree university hospital. The caldicott guardian the newsletter for the caldicott community in health and social care contents 2 editorial oil slicks and information governance 4 articles version 8 of the ig toolkit new powers for the information commissioner. Research work that makes use of existing data sets and stored samples must have permission from the caldicott guardian.
Evidencebased information on caldicott report from hundreds of trustworthy sources for health and social care. What is a caldicott guardian welsh ambulance service. Portfolio 1 caldicott report medicine bibliographies. National data guardian appointed to safeguard patients.
Collecting and processing data using manual or electronic or combined information systems requires approval from the siro advised by the data protection officer, the information asset owner and a caldicott guardian. The department of health should take the development of this role forward in partnership with interested parties. Chairman of the uk caldicott guardian council, this one day training course about caldicott guardian principles has been developed to provide both practical and appropriate training for experienced caldicott guardians, their deputies and others involved in delivering the caldicott guardian function in a wide range of. Chapter 2 notes that the 7kh 3rzhu ri,qirupdwlrq, the department of healths information strategy, said peoples access to their care records should be improved, with. To highlight the role of the internal audit department in monitoring compliance. It is intended to be a starting point for newlyappointed caldicott. These are the sources and citations used to research portfolio 1 caldicott report. Medical director and caldicott guardian cardiff and vale university health board headquarters university hospital of wales. Chairman of the uk council of caldicott guardians this one day training event to provides both an introduction to newcomers and a wide ranging update for more experienced caldicott guardians. Caldicott audit tool nhs waleswag high med low other topics and issues use the space below to tell us about any topics or issues that should be covered in training and are not already described high med low high med low please indicate how you would prefer caldicott guardian training to be delivered. This is known as right of subject access it applies to your health records.
The mandate includes acute trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, clinical commissioning groups ccgs, special health authorities, commissioning support units and area teams. Download a free digital copy of the guardian health manual. Health and social care professionals should have the confidence to share information in the best interests of their patients within the framework set out by these principles. Events calendar welcome to the ccgs training and education calendar. Professor paul dargan medical toxicology consultant south wing, block c st. The uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc has produced an online manual for caldicott guardians. Ehealth insider talked to the nhs information authoritys guardian, drjanine brooks, who is helping to set up the council. Caldicott, devised six general principles of information governance that could be used by. The caldicott guardian east and north hertfordshire ccg. Caldicott, confidentiality and data protection policy page 5 of 9 4. Commissioned by the secretary of state after tim kelsey lied to the care. Dame fiona caldicott on datasharing in health and care.
Caldicott guardian training stay compliant training. Support the caldicott guardian, senior information risk owner and data protection. Your information, your rights, what you need to know. Whittington hospital case shows importance of good communications. Dame fiona caldicott is national data guardian for health and care. The guardian is a senior person with responsibility for ensuring that we meet the highest standards for handling patient identifiable information. It is now a requirement for every nhs organisation to have a caldicott guardian. This guidance takes account of these developments, and, importantly, sets out the role of the caldicott guardian within an organisational caldicott confidentiality function which is itself part of broader information governance. Caldicott guardian manual 2010 short description of policy. The legal basis for this is consent, which is implied as an integral part of the consent given for examination and treatment and the legal requirements to maintain health records 7.
Caldicott guardian principles the royal borough of. If you want to see them you should make a formal request to the health records department. The caldicott guardian manual 2010 social care online. Here you can find a variety of training sessions, mainly organised by the ccg for practice staff. Data advisory group, it was tasked with solving the outstanding problems of care. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on wednesday, march 29, 2017. The uks 1,000 plus caldicott guardians, champions for data protection in the nhs and social care, have a packed agenda for 2004 and a new group, the uk council of caldicott guardians, to support them. The caldicott guardian for waht is dr peter collins. The guardians are responsible for ensuring that their organisation adheres to the caldicott principles. The caldicott guardian is an essential role in any health care, social care, local authority or nhs partner. The pthb medical director is the health boards caldicott guardian. It sets out the role of the caldicott guardian within an organisational caldicott confidentiality function as a part of broader information governance. The uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc offers this relatively short guide in the hope that it will help in various ways. The guardian plays a key role in ensuring that the nhs, social services and partner organisations satisfy the highest practicable standards for handling patient identifiable information.