Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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Item 13<br />
SUMMARY REPORT<br />
<strong>Trust</strong> Board 5 th July 2013<br />
Subject<br />
Prepared by<br />
Approved by<br />
Presented by<br />
Information Governance<br />
Head of Clinical Systems Governance<br />
Director of Planning <strong>and</strong> Site Services (Senior Information Risk Owner)<br />
Director of Planning <strong>and</strong> Site Services (Senior Information Risk Owner)<br />
Purpose<br />
The Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) provides the Board with a quarterly<br />
update on Information Governance; highlighting key progress, risks, incidents <strong>and</strong><br />
management action.<br />
The case note improvement project is being reported to the Safety <strong>and</strong> Quality<br />
Committee at each meeting. The evidence for Care Quality Commission Outcome<br />
21 (Records) was presented to the May 13 Audit Committee.<br />
Decision<br />
Approval<br />
Information<br />
Assurance<br />
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Corporate Objectives<br />
Quality Care Inspired People Healthy Organisation Innovate & Collaborate<br />
•<br />
Executive Summary<br />
Whilst Information Governance is part of everyone’s role within the <strong>Trust</strong>, work is being carried out by<br />
key teams to improve the overall Information Governance Framework. This is informed by the<br />
Information Governance Toolkit requirements, new incident reporting criteria, Care Quality Commission<br />
& <strong>NHS</strong> Litigation Authority (<strong>NHS</strong>LA) feedback <strong>and</strong> national Data Quality benchmarking on the Secondary<br />
Uses Service (SUS) dashboards.<br />
This report highlights the work carried out by the four steering groups reporting to the Records <strong>and</strong><br />
Information Governance Forum.<br />
Quality Impact Assessment<br />
An effective Information Governance framework is essential to ensure that all members of staff manage<br />
information for the benefit of patients.<br />
Financial Impact Assessment<br />
• Information Governance Breaches can attract financial penalty from the Information<br />
Commissioner.<br />
• Effective corporate document management is essential for NHLSA Assessment <strong>and</strong> will affect<br />
premiums.<br />
• Whilst the primary reason for accurate information is for patient care, this information assists with<br />
running an efficient service.<br />
Regulatory Impact Assessment<br />
• The Information Commissioners Office regulates the use <strong>and</strong> access to personal <strong>and</strong> official<br />
data. The main laws being the Data Protection Act <strong>and</strong> the Freedom of Information Act.<br />
• The Care Quality Commission regulates:<br />
Records st<strong>and</strong>ards under Outcome 21.<br />
Transferring information to other providers under Outcome 6<br />
• The Health & Social Care Information Centre oversee the Secondary Use Service (SUS).<br />
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