Information governance guidance

Use and share information with confidence

This guidance will support you to use and share information with confidence when caring for patients and service users.

Sharing information with the voluntary sector

This guidance provides information to health and care organisations on how information about patients and service users can be shared safely with the voluntary sector

Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS) system template DPIA

This data protection impact assessment (DPIA) template is for professionals in health and care organisations who are responsible for managing their organisation’s access to and use of the Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS) system.

Sharing information with the police

This guidance is about disclosure of information by health and care organisations to the police.

Consent and confidential patient information

This guidance is about consent and what it means when sharing Confidential Patient Information.

Amending patient and service user records

This guidance provides advice on patients and service users requesting changes to their health and care records. It also covers how staff should amend records.

Access to the health and care records of deceased people

This guidance provides advice on access to health and care records following the death of an individual.

Preparing for the UK COVID-19 Inquiry

This guidance does not constitute legal advice. It is for each individual organisation to ensure they are appropriately prepared to respond to any request from the inquiry and seek independent legal advice where required.

Inquiries, reviews, investigations and court orders in health and social care services

This guidance is aimed at providing health and care services with IG advice on how to deal with requests for records from statutory public enquiries, non-statutory public enquiries, and courts.

Sharing information during major incidents and emergencies

This guidance provides advice to patients and service users on how information may be shared in emergencies and also provides advice to health and care organisations of considerations that need to be made when sharing information during major incidents and emergencies.

Sharing information relating to Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims

This guidance provides advice on information sharing with the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) to support claims from those who have been impacted.

Information sharing with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

This guidance provides advice on information sharing with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support the assessment of benefits claims.

Using information for reflective practice

This guidance provides advice on how patients’ and service users’ information should be used for reflective practice.

Artificial Intelligence

This guidance focuses on the IG implications of using AI in health and care settings, and should help support the lawful and safe use of data for AI innovations.

Legal requirements for using health and care data in data-driven technologies

This guidance gives an overview of the legal requirements for using health and care data in the development and deployment of data-driven technologies.

Accessing health and care data for research on data-driven technology

This guidance gives a step-by-step overview of the process for accessing health and social care data for research of data-driven technologies.