Information Governance, Record Keeping and Caldicott Protocols

Information Governance (IG) is the legal framework that governs the use, transfer and storage of sensitive information and is regulated by the NHS Act 2006, Health and Social Care Act 2012, Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998. To ensure the safe and beneficial exchange of information on individuals in receipt of health and social care and to work with partner agencies, all organisations are required to look at their flows and methods of transferring such information.