NIGB The Social Care Record Guarantee Intellect Health and Social Care Group Wednesday 24th March 2010 Ms Della M Cannings QPM FRSA BSc MIoD Deputy Chairman NIGB NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE The Social Care Record Guarantee

Advisory Non-departmental Role Support improvements to information governance practice in health and social care through leadership, monitoring and arbitration NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NIGB 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 ”

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’. NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE This is the definition of information governance that the Board have developed. NIGB

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

NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD NIGB Promote a mutual understanding between professionals and service users about how information is used and so foster better relations, increased confidence and better care NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD NIGB 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 NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD NIGB Complexity of third party information Subject Access Requests and Data Protection Act NHS Number inclusion Pseudonymised data Differing legal frameworks NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

NIGB Contact 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 NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

NIGB Questions? Answers? The Social Care Record Guarantee (hopefully) NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE The Social Care Record Guarantee