Information Governance
Ensuring the appropriate collection, use and security of information is a significant legal responsibility for healthcare organisations and individual healthcare workers. Recent high-profile cases of personal data loss and breaches of confidential information within the health sector are a reminder for all healthcare staff to be aware of their responsibilities in using and safeguarding sensitive information.
Data Security has always been important but has become more complex and time-consuming to manage now that technology is so central to the way we deliver health and care.
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Information Governance
Course Content
- understand the principles of Information Governance and the importance of data security in health and care
- understand the different types and value of information
- understand the principles of data security, including how to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data
- be aware of threats to data security and know how to avoid them, including:
- Social engineering
- Using social media safely
- Using email safely
- Malicious software
- How to protect information
- Physical security
- be able to identify data breaches and incidents and know what to report
- understand fundamentals of data protection and the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- understand the Caldicott Principles and be able to provide a confidential service to patients and service users
- understand the 10 Data Security Standards
- understand the National data opt-out
- understand the responsibilities of healthcare organisations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
- understand individual responsibilities in responding to a Freedom of Information request