A caldicott guardian is a senior person responsible for protecting the confidentiality of patient and serviceuser information and enabling appropriate informationsharing. All of these areas fall within the duties of the caldicott guardian or those carrying out similar roles. Justify the purposes every proposed use or transfer of personal con. A caldicott guardian is a senior person within a health or social care organisation who makes sure that the personal information about those who use its services is used legally, ethically and appropriately, and that confidentiality is. 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. 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. Caldicott is a respected psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Consequently it can be seen that the role and responsibility of caldicott guardians has grown significantly into what is now known as information governance. It sets out the role of the caldicott guardian within an organisational caldicott confidentiality function as a part of broader information governance. Each nhs organisation is required to have a caldicott guardian. Publications information governance toolkit nhs digital.
Review published in 20 introduced and defined the caldicott principles and created the role of the caldicott guardian, a role tasked with responsibility for appropriate use of social care related personal identifiable information. These six caldicott principles have since helped caldicott guardians to make balanced judgements for their organisations. The report made several recommendations, one of which was the appointment of caldicott. 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. Data security and protection toolkit key roles and the dpo. The caldicott report was published in april 20 and, in september 20, the doh approved the recommendations. Information governance working group to ensure that all relevant staff are aware of the requests approved by the caldicott guardian. Caldicott guardian approval procedure nhs gateshead. Webinar series 20 the expanding role of the caldicott guardian 17th october 20. Portfolio 1 caldicott report medicine bibliographies. It is intended to be a starting point for newlyappointed caldicott guardians, a refresher for the. The caldicott guardian for nhs lothian is professor alison mccallum, director of public health and health policy.
The caldicott guardian nhs mansfield and ashfield ccg. The uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc offers this relatively short guide in the hope that it will help in various ways. A manual for caldicott guardians 2017, the uk caldicott guardian council. Recent fines by the information commissioners office against two major charities have increased public concern about the handling of personal information. The caldicott guardian in health and social care workbook 1. This manual has been revised to meet the wider concerns identified by the caldicott community regarding the confidentiality and security of patient information and appropriate, legal information sharing. Stay compliant data protection,caldicott,freedom of. The uk caldicott guardian council ukcgc has produced an online manual for caldicott guardians.
Caldicott guardians were established in all nhs organisations in 1999 and later extended to social care in 2002. South east coast ambulance service caldicott guardians. In 1997, the caldicott committee presented its report on patient confidentiality. The caldicott guardian in health and social care page 6 of 65. Independent information governance oversight panel, 20. A caldicott guardian is a senior member of staff with responsibilities for protecting the confidentiality of patient and serviceuser information and enabling appropriate informationsharing. What does the caldicott guardian do and who can help them. Any breaches or near misses concerning confidentiality should be reported using an incident report form. 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. Caldicott principles of dealing with patient identifiable. The caldicott guardian in health and social care workbook.
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. 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 7 caldicott principles provide a framework for all health settings to follow to protect identifiable patient information. Every proposed use or transfer of personal confidential data within or from an. A caldicott guardian manual has been developed to support caldicott guardians and the caldicott function in this evolving role. Webinar series 20 the expanding role of the caldicott.
The caldicott guardian is advised of and involved as. The caldicott principles, which were updated in 20, should be employed to. Individuals should have a right to access their care records without charge. Following on from the initial caldicott report commissioned in 1997 which identified weaknesses in the way parts of the nhs handled confidential patient data. Caldicott guardian update page 1 of 3 information governance committee 28 january 2016 agenda item 2. A caldicott guardian is a senior officer, responsible for protecting the confidentiality of patient client information and enabling appropriate information sharing. The caldicott guardian in health and social care nhs mansfield. If you work in a health setting, its important that youre aware of these responsibilities and know what your duties are in relation. Caldicott guardian gdpr awareness stay compliant training. The council has developed a manual for caldicott guardians 2017, which offers. Principle 1 justify the purposes for using confidential information. In 2006, a manual for caldicott guardians was published to provide guidance.
The department of health information strategy set a target. The national archives records management standard requires. Job profile of caldicott guardian the uk council of caldicott guardians have endorsed a job description nhs caldicott guardians 3. These roles are ig leads, caldicott guardians, siro and data protection officer. Caldicott guardian training options from dilys jones associates for further information visit uk.
The caldicott guardian in health and social care page 8 of 58. Justify the purposes dont use patient identifiable information unless it is absolutely. Further information is available from the caldicott council. Result of caldicott committee mapping flows of information in nhs and social care. The caldicott report recommeded a seventh key principle. The guardian is usually a board level health professional or their deputy. Stay compliant training is an experienced provider of quality data protection and information rights training across all sectors. Caldicott guardian approval procedure for the use of patient identifiable data for secondary purposes v2. The mandate covers all organisations that have access to patient records, so it includes acute trusts, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, primary care trusts, strategic health authorities, and. Portfolio 1 caldicott report medicine bibliographies in harvard style. The full text of this article is available as a pdf 50k.
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