Information Governance and Quality Monitoring

This week’s topics

Information Governance and Quality Monitoring

1. Auditing access logs and electronic trails
2. Reporting and investigating data breach incidents
3. Regular audits of care record quality
4. Staff compliance and mandatory refresher training
5. Data protection at work: to look or not to look?
6. Right to access

What you will be able to do

• 1.2 Explain the legal requirements and codes of practice for handling of information in health and social care.
• 2.2 Describe practices that ensure security when storing and accessing information.
• 2.3 Explain the importance of maintaining records that are up to date, complete, accurate and legible.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the legal requirements and codes of practice for handling of information in health and social care.

Study materials

Videos

• Data protection at work: to look or not to look? · YouTube · Gowling WLG · 46 min · for registered students
• Right to access · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

• The Caldicott Principles (National Data Guardian, 2020) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
• NCSC Top Tips for Staff (e-learning: web version and SCORM packages) · Reading · NCSC, course · for registered students
• CQC: Assessment framework (quality statements) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students