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Information Governance Programme
Programme Summary
Information Governance (IG) is a framework for handling all information in a confidential and secure manner to appropriate ethical, legal and quality standards. It is fundamental to delivering health services effectively, particularly as we move towards the use of electronic systems.
The programme aims to help NHS organisations be consistent in the way they handle information and to avoid duplication of effort. This is delivered through the following main areas of work:
- Communications & Networks – Maintaining and extending supportive and constructive networks for NHS Scotland IG Practitioners through regular national meetings, an annual IG conference and facilitation of national IG practitioner forums.
- IG Standards & Toolkit – Supporting the development and publication by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland of NHS Scotland Information Governance Standards and supporting Boards in self assessment of their performance against these standards using the electronic IG toolkit.
- Education & Training – Working with NHS Education Scotland and NHS Boards to develop a range of educational materials and tools which can be utilised by NHS Boards and contractors to raise awareness and train staff in relation to IG.
- Knowledge Base – Supporting the development and maintenance of the eLibrary IG portal as a central knowledge source on IG for NHS Scotland.
- National IG Framework – Providing support to the Scottish Government for the development and review of national IG policy, guidance, Codes of Practice, etc.
Contact Details
Contact: Dr Lorna Ramsay, Head of Programme
Tel: +44 (0) 131 275 6917
Email: l.ramsay@nhs.net
Contact: Deborah Dillon, Information Governance Development Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 131 275 7787
Email: deborahdillon@nhs.net
Contact: Judith Chalmers, Information Goverance Development Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 131 275 6135
Email: judith.chalmers@nhs.net
Enquiries: NSS.infogov@nhs.net
More on Information Governance
- Information governance on the e-library
- NHSScotland on information security
- Scottish Information Commissioner
- Information Commissioner's Office for the UK
- The Scottish Government on information governance
Newsletters
Quarterly Information Governance Bulletin available via the Information Governance Specialist e-Library .
Programme Board
The programme is governed by the national eHealth Programme Board, whose membership is:
- Paul Rhodes, eHealth Programme Director (Chair), SGHD
- Tony Wells, Chief Executive, NHS Tayside
- Douglas Griffin, Director of Finance, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Alan Gall, Director of Finance, NHS Grampian
- Dr Jim Docherty, Chair Clinical Care Leadership Group, NHS Highland
- Dr Cathy Kelly, Co-Chair Clinical Care Leadership Group, SGHD/ NHS Lothian
- Robin Wright, Chair eHealth Leads group, NHS Lanarkshire
- Martin Egan, Co-chair eHealth Leads group, NHS Lothian
- Liz MacDonald, Scottish Consumer Council
- Frank Strang, Deputy Director of Primary Community Care, SGHD
- Joe Welsh, Health Finance
- Brian Robson, Medical Director for eHealth, NHS National Services Scotland
- Mike Baxter, Capital Investment Group (CIG), SGHD
- Dr Malcolm McWhirter, Chief Medical Officer Directorate, SGHD
- Stephen Robinson, Scottish Partnership Forum
NSS.infogov@nhs.net
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