Data Protection and Information Governance

Data Protection

The confidentiality and security of information is essential to
maintain the trust of service users.

Further information detailing the main requirements for maintaining a confidential service can be found in the Confidentiality NHS Code of Practice produced by the Department of Health.

Data Protection Contacts:

Senior Information Risk Officer
Jules Williams, deputy director of infrastructure and informatics, Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED. Tel. 01482 389135 Jules.williams@humber.nhs.uk

Caldicott Guardian
Dr. Stephen Powell, consultant occupational health physician, Skidby House, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED.  Tel. 01482 389365 Steve.powell@humber.nhs.uk   

Caldicott and data protection officer   
Karen Robinson, Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED.  Tel. 01482 389273 Karen.robinson@humber.nhs.uk   

Information Governance

Information Governance ensures that personal information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively in order to give the best possible care.  It provides a framework to bring together all of the requirements that apply to the handling of personal information. 

Those requirements are:
Caldicott
Common law duty of confidentiality
Data Protection Act 1998
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Health Records
Information Governance Management
Information Quality Assurance
Information Security

Please click on the Related document section on the righthand side to access the guide What you should know about Information Governance produced by the NHS Connecting for Health.

To view the Frequently asked questions please click on the Related pages section on the righthand side.

Information Governance Contacts

Jules Williams - senior information risk owner (incident reporting), Deputy Director of Infrastructure & Informatics, Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED. Tel. 01482 389135 Jules.williams@humber.nhs.uk

Dr. Steve Powell - caldicott guardian (confidentiality),  consultant occupational health physician, Skidby House, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED.  Tel. 01482 389365 Steve.powell@humber.nhs.uk   

Graham Harmer - information governance and legal services manager (Freedom of Information, Legal Services), Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED. Tel 01482 389277. 
graham.harmer@humber.nhs.uk

Karen Robinson - information governance officer (Confidentiality and Data Protection queries, IG training), Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED.  Tel. 01482 389273 Karen.robinson@humber.nhs.uk   

Tony Hammond - information governance lead (Information Governance, IG Toolkit), Trust HQ, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED. Tel 01482 389383.
tony.hammond@humber.nhs.uk

Birgit Ellis - medical records administration manager (Access to Health Records), Mary Seacole Building, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, HU10 6ED. Tel 01482 389275.
medicalrecords@humber.nhs.uk