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Information governance guidance

New elearning - Information sharing For frontline and admin health and care staff, this module is designed to empower staff to share information for individual care

Take the 'information sharing' module

Available now - our free elearning provides practical tips and real life scenarios to enhance your understanding of the principles for sharing information securely for individual care, research and planning.
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Joining up and supporting care

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Use and share information with confidence

This guidance will support you to use and share information with confidence when caring for patients and service users.

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COVID-19 information for volunteers

This guidance provides information governance (IG) advice to support organisations who are working with volunteers during the COVID-19 period. It also provides some advice which can be provided to the volunteers.

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Virtual wards

Virtual wards support people, who would otherwise be in hospital, to receive the care and treatment they need in their own home or usual place of residence. Virtual wards are suitable for a range of conditions that can be safely and effectively monitored at home including respiratory conditions, heart failure and COVID-19.

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Managing information

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Personal data breaches

This guidance will help health and care organisations deal with personal data breaches, for example, losing personal information. It provides advice on what a personal data breach is and the steps that need to be taken if a breach occurs.

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Sharing information with the police

This guidance is about disclosure of information by health and care organisations to the police.

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Understanding Health Data Access (UHDA)

A suite of short films and resources explaining the rules that govern how health and social care data is shared beyond the treatment of individuals.

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Flu vaccines and the COVID-19 response

This guidance describes how data is being used to help ensure that those who are entitled to a flu vaccine receive one. This is very important during the pandemic. This guidance covers data relating to both health and care staff and patients.

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Digital staff passport

A summary of the information governance steps which need to be taken to set up Digital Staff Passports

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Template

Data sharing agreement template

A data sharing agreement template and accompanying guide which can be used by local organisations.

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Using mobile messaging

This guidance will support the safe and secure use of mobile messaging software in health and care settings.

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Subject Access Requests

This guidance will help you understand what a Subject Access Request is and how they are responded to.

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Email and text message communications

This guidance is about how you can safely use email and text messages to communicate with patients and service users.

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Access to NHS staff COVID-19 test results

This guidance provides advice on employers accessing the COVID-19 test results of NHS staff.

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Access to care home staff COVID-19 test results

This guidance is to assist care home managers when dealing with information relating to staff testing for COVID-19.

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Caldicott principles

Eight principles to ensure people's information is kept confidential and used appropriately.

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