Nhs act 2006 as amended by the health and social care act 2012. 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. The manual and website replaces the uk caldicott guardian manual. A caldicott guardian is a senior person within an nhs organisation who is responsible for protecting the confidentiality of patient and serviceuser information, and for enabling appropriate information sharing. Caldicott guardian safeguarding patient confidentiality. The caldicott guardian in health and social care workbook. The ukcgc has also produced a manual for caldicott guardians. The caldicott guardian is a strategic role, which involves representing and championing information governance requirements and issues at board or management team level and, where appropriate, at a range of levels within the trusts overall governance framework. Workshop for hospice caldicott guardians in data protection and information sharing thursday 25 february 2016 hospice uk, london facilitated by sandra lomax and gary baker baker, lomas and shackley programme 9. Digital health hosts a number of forums of interest including one for caldicott guardians and those supporting them if you would like to join the caldicott guardian forum please contact the ukcgc secretariat the forum can be configured to alert you by email when something new has been posted. Practical guidance on the application of caldicott guardian principles to domestic violence and maracs multi agency risk assessment conferences. An nhs uk appointee who is responsible for policies that safeguard the confidentiality and security, information clarity, rights of access and documentation accuracy of patient data. Neither the patients gp should provide the information.
It replaces the caldicott guardian manual published in 1999. Caldicott guardian gdpr awareness stay compliant training. Caldicott guardian principles the royal borough of. North bristol nhs trusts caldicott guardian is dr chris burton. There are caldicott guardians in hospices, clinics, care homes and prisons. The caldicott guardian manual 2006 the caldicott information. Practice guidance on the involvement of independent mental. Printed copies, although permitted, are deemed uncontrolled 7days after the date above standard operating procedure. Both the siro and the caldicott guardian have undertaken the required.
An update of the councils activity during 201718 and an outline of its priorities for 201819 are provided in the uk caldicott guardian council annual report 201718 pdf, 53. There is a formal code of conduct for nhs staff which tells them how to uphold the rights to privacy and confidentiality of our service users and carers. They are appointed in gp practices, pharmacies and charities. The data protection officer for waht is gillian hoskins. A caldicott guardian is a senior person responsible for protecting the confidentiality of patient and serviceuser information and enabling appropriate informationsharing. Every nhs organisation is required to have a caldicott guardian. Caldicott guardian approval procedure nhs gateshead. What is a caldicott guardian welsh ambulance service. Everyone must justify the purposes for which patientidentifiable information is used. The caldicott role in general practice vo presentation.
This is the highly detailed factory service repair manual for the2006 pontiac grand prix, this service manual has detailed illustrations as. The caldicott guardian for waht is dr peter collins. Do you have a job description for your caldicott guardian role. 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. Practice guidance on the involvement of independent mental capacity advocates imcas in safeguarding adults resources references.
Primary medical care policy and guidance manual pgm. The electronic patient record parliament publications. The caldicott guardian for nhs lothian is professor alison mccallum, director of public health and health policy. Professor paul dargan medical toxicology consultant. Implementing caldicott in primary care fpm knowledge base. Caldicott guardian and siro forms can only be submitted by the authorised signatory. Actively support work to facilitate and enable information sharing, and advise on options for lawful and ethical processing of information as required represent information governance requirements and issues at board level. Caldicott guardian approval procedure for the use of patient identifiable data for secondary purposes v2. Loading consultant and gp information to the spine. Caldicott guardians are often senior professionals working within a particular nhs organisationtrust or in general practice.
Adass association of directors of adult social services 2005 safeguarding adults. Nhs code of practice the uk council of caldicott guardians recommended creative insights. Caldicott guardian to ensure that confidential information was protected well and shared wisely in social care. Acting as the conscience of the trust, the guardian actively supports work to enable. The trust is required by the group accounting manual gam to prepare. 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. A team from the royal papworth nhs foundation trust won first prize at the. Council, and the recent publication of the caldicott guardian manual 2006. The guardian is a senior person with responsibility for ensuring that we meet the highest standards for handling patient identifiable information. The uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc offers this relatively short guide in the hope that it will help in various ways. Trust annual reporting manual and the department of health group accounting.
With the future of the british grand prix up in the air, we look at 10 classic moments in the races history tue 27 oct 2009 16. All information systems and datasets must be registered within the data protection office see appendix 6. An existing member of the management board of the organisation a senior health professional an individual with responsibility for promoting clinical governance. Hscic doh guidance manual the caldicott guardian manual 2010. S c o p e the document covers the caldicott guardian and support roles in warwickshire county council. Caldicott guardian training masterclass nhs networks. The caldicott guardian is advised of and involved as. This will include any service user or carer information sometimes called medical records in acute hospitals, but we call it your health and social care record in mental health trusts. Data security and caldicott guardianship information. Information governance caldicott approval procedure. Protecting and using patient information a manual for caldicott guardians introduction. A caldicott guardian is a senior member of staff with responsibilities for protecting the confidentiality of patient and serviceuser information enabling appropriate information sharing.
A manual for caldicott guardians 2017 the uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc offers this relatively short guide in the hope that it will help in various ways. The caldicott guardian manual 2010 sets out the role of the caldicott guardian within a caldicottconfidentiality function as a part of a broader information governance function. All gp or dental practices, opticians and pharmacists must meet their information. Siro and caldicott guardian aintree university hospital. Subsequent work extended the requirement to appoint caldicott guardians. 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. The caldicott guardian nhs mansfield and ashfield ccg. Caldicott function plan warwickshire county council. Any breaches or near misses concerning confidentiality should be reported using an incident report form. A caldicott guardian is a senior person responsible for protecting the confidentiality of a patient and serviceuser information and enabling appropriate informationsharing. The council has developed a manual for caldicott guardians 2017, which offers. Caldicott guardian definition of caldicott guardian by.
Services provided by the organisation data service nhs digital. In scotland caldicott guardians are appointed by health boards and each nhs organisation is required to have a caldicott guardian. Caldicott guardians each nhs organisation is required to have a caldicott guardian. While small organisations, such as gp or dental practices, and.
The author of the report was much feted by management for his insight and the savings to the group. The caldicott guardian east and north hertfordshire ccg. 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. Further information is available from the caldicott council. Gp patient registration standard operating principles for primary medical. Information governance working group to ensure that all relevant staff are aware of the requests approved by the caldicott guardian. Section 251 of the nhs act 2006 and advice on each case is provided to the relevant. This includes computers, cds, manual and microfiche systems.
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