Information Governance Policy
Information governance defines how the Trust handles information, particularly personal and sensitive information about patients, service users, staff and confidential business information.
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Information governance defines how the Trust handles information, particularly personal and sensitive information about patients, service users, staff and confidential business information.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
This policy informs staff of their roles and responsibilities in the process of reporting, managing and reviewing all incidents involving patients, staff and or visitors.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
This policy defines how documents are developed and governed to ensure these goals have been considered, and that the goals and Trust values are reflected in their wording.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate
Equality analysis helps the Trust manage its impact on equality. Having a policy and guidance in place further supports this and helps Trust staff consider equality when they make decisions that are going to impact on people from different groups.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
The aim of this guidance is to provide additional support to Trust staff who may find themselves responsible for conducting equality analysis.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
This policy, as well as informing staff of their role in relation to Duty of Candour informs service users, relatives and carers of what they can expect from the professionals involved if something goes wrong with the care and treatment we provided.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
This document outlines the Trust’s commitment to dealing with concerns or complaints and provides information about how we manage, respond and learn from the complaints about our services.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
Clinical audit is a key component of clinical effectiveness. As such, clinical audit is a cohesive and integrated monitoring mechanism which supports delivery of effective governance, assurance and quality improvement within the organisation.
Category: Policies
Topic: Corporate, Governance and legal
The records management and safe haven procedure brings legislative context and guidance which dictates the need for a safe haven.
Category: Procedures