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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 />

•<br />

•<br />

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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