More action needed on IG – Caldicott
Dame Fiona Caldicott has called for action to support the “cultural change” demanded in her second review of information governance in the NHS.
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End of life standard ‘needs work’ – GPs
A new information standard related to recording keeping for end of life care is “not fit for purpose”, GP IT representative Dr Paul Cundy has warned.
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IG ‘major block’ on IT projects
Information governance is a major stumbling block to IT innovation and service integration, a Westminster Health Forum heard this week.
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Smartcard sharing ‘should be offence’
The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care has recommended that smartcard sharing should be banned and misuse made a disciplinary offence.
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NIGB burns in bonfire of the quangos
A body set up to improve the way in which confidential patient data is handled has been scrapped by the government as part of its ‘bonfire of the quangos’.
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NIGB launches social care guarantee
The National Information Governance Board has launched its Social Care Record Guarantee, setting out patients’ rights on confidentiality and consent for both paper and electronic records. The Guarantee is intended to complement the Care Record Guarantee used by the health service since 2005. It has been devised by the NIGB, an independent statutory body which […]
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NIGB says don’t delete information
Information should never be completely removed from an electronic patient record, according to new draft guidance. The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care has drawn up guidance on amending medical and social care records and launched a 12 week public consultation on its recommendations. The guidance looks at what should happen when […]
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Health coaches get access to patient records
A primary care trust is planning to set up a health coaching service giving Bupa health coaches access to patient information unless residents opt-out within a short timeframe.
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Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database
A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to examine the legality of the government’s proposals for the NHS database. Dr Paul Thornton, a GP in Warwickshire, has written a 15 page report for the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care […]
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Cayton stakes claim to independence of NIGB
The new chair of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care has criticised plans to make it easier for researchers to access patient information. According to the Guardian, Harry Cayton has described plans to give researchers access to patient information to recruit for medical trials as “ethically unacceptable.” The proposals are included in […]
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