The Information Governance Department is based at Macclesfield District General Hospital. The department acts as a central point of contact for requests for information under the following acts:
- The Data Protection Act 1998
- Access to Health Records Act 1990
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Environmental Information Regulations 2004
What is Information Governance?
Information Governance provides a framework of legal rules and best practice applicable to the processing (handling) of information. This includes information relating to patients, service users and employees, as well as corporate information eg financial and accounting records.
It ensures that the NHS handles all its organisational information, in particular personal and sensitive information, legally, securely, efficiently and effectively, in order to deliver the best possible care.
It forms part of an assurance process which also requires returns to the Department of Health by means of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
Training
IG Training offers assurance to our patients, staff and commissioners that the Trust is committed to the provision of confidential and secure services.
Mandatory training on Information Governance is required for all staff working in the NHS. The training is included in the Core Skills Training Framework standards for statutory and mandatory training in the health sector.
The Trust is required to evidence that all staff have successfully completed the training once in each financial year and is accessed by e-Learning
New starters to the Trust must complete information governance training within four weeks of commencing employment with the Trust. This is usually undertaken during their Corporate Induction session.
Additional training is mandatory for key staff in certain roles.
Further information is available from the Information Governance department.
How to contact us:
Information Governance Department
Macclesfield District General Hospital
2nd Floor, New Alderley House
Victoria Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire, SK10 3BL
Telephone Number: 01625 663608
Email Address: ecn-tr.informationgovernance@nhs.net
If you want to ask us for personal information which we may hold about you, you are entitled to make a subject access application under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Subject to any exemptions which may apply, you can obtain copies of your health records, and, if you are an employee, your staff or training records.
If you wish to make a subject access request, you should write or email the Subject Access Department.
Subject Access Department
Ground Floor, Silk House
Macclesfield District General Hospital
Victoria Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire SK10 3BL
Telephone Number: 01625 661625
Email Address: ecn-tr.subjectaccess@nhs.net
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