Coventry LPC
Information Governance
Information Governance (IGSoC) - A well attended Pharmacy Development Group Meeting on 17th Feb 2010 learnt about the new Information Govenrnance (IG) obligations on community pharmacy. Mrs Frances Dixon, Primary Care Information Specialist at the PCT did a presentation which helpfully showed pharmacists what to focus on in the short and medium terms.
Follow this link to the PSNC work-book. http://www.psnc.org.uk/data/files/IG/psnc_ig_workbook_2010web.pdf
For the The Main Page on the PSNC website follow: http://www.psnc.org.uk/pages/ig.html
The following documents have been supplied by the PCT to support pharmacists in Coventry:
Caldicott & Data Protection principles
The Manual for Caldicott Guardians
Staff Room posters with practical tips
Faxing Procedure for confidential faxes
Telephone Procedure for confidential phone calls
Posting Procedure for confidential letters
Transport Procedure if sending personal items
Further background information on IG in pharmacy is here.
The LPC recieved the following very helpful correspondence which we would draw to pharmacists attention.
Dear Community Pharmacist in Coventry ,
I have pulled together some documents and links that will be of use to pharmacies looking to complete the Information Governance Toolkit. Remember you should register the pharmacy and enter a baseline achievement by March 31st? It is all clearly explained in the PSNC workbook, but I am happy to talk people through it if they get into difficulties.
Information Governance Resource Pack on CfH website - aimed at Primary Care trusts and GPs but some good exemplar materials for staff training and awareness.
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/infogov/igworkshops/resourcepack
CfH Knowledge Base for Pharmacies
Let me know if there is anything else I can assist with: I will send more documents if I think they will be useful or if there are specific requests.
Regards,
Frances
Frances Dixon Primary Care Information Specialist Primary Care NHS Coventry Christchurch House Tel: 024 7624 6154 Fax: 024 7624 6039
