Trust Board papers November 2012 - Barking Havering and ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TITLE:
Information Governance (IG) Strategy 2012/13
BOARD/GROUP/COMMITTEE:
Trust Board
7 th November 2012
1. PURPOSE: REVIEWED BY (BOARD/COMMITTEE) and DATE:
Information Governance (IG) is a framework □ PEQ ……………..….. □ STRATEGY……….….…….
that brings together best practice, standards
□ FINANCE ……..……… □ AUDIT ………….……..….
and requirements that apply to the handling of
information. This includes sensitive and □ CLINICAL GOVERNANCE …………..………….....……
personal information, of patients and employees □ CHARITABLE FUNDS ………………………………...…
as well as commercially sensitive information.
√ TRUST BOARD …05/09/12…..………
This strategy sets out Barking Havering and □ REMUNERATION ………………………………….…...
Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s □ OTHER … ……………………..……. (please specify)
(BHRUT’s) approach to providing a robust
Information Governance framework. It is
essential that appropriate management
structures, leadership and organisational
processes are in place to deliver successful
information governance, and important the
Information Governance agenda is adequately
resourced.
Purpose:
• To ensure that patient and corporate data
collected or created is of the best possible
quality.
• To ensure that data is held in such a
manner as to prevent unauthorised access
to loss, but to available to those authorised
when required for the provision of patient
care or for commissioning purposes.
• To ensure that its policies and procedures
reflect the requirements of the Information
Governance agenda, in clearly outlining to
staff their responsibilities.
• To ensure there is a management structure
to reflect IG requirements
2. DECISION REQUIRED: CATEGORY:
To approve the Information Governance
Strategy.
√ NATIONAL TARGET □ CNST
√ CQC REGISTRATION □ HEALTH & SAFETY
√ ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK
□ CQUIN/TARGET FROM COMMISSIONERS
□ CORPORATE OBJECTIVE ……………………………....
□ OTHER … …………………….. (please specify)
AUTHOR/PRESENTER: Neill Moloney
Director of Planning and Performance
DATE: 29 October 2012