Useful Resources for Caldicott Guardians
Caldicott Guardian Council
The new Caldicott Guardian Council is situated within Connecting for Health. It is a recently formed body which is UK-wide, consists of elected members and which has a constitution. By the end of the calendar year, it will have elected membership from all UK countries (between 16 and 20 members).
The Council, and its Secretariat, are currently engaged in drafting up a strategic work plan.
There are now a number of resources available for Caldicott Guardians on the Connecting for Health web site, including job descriptions, a newsletter and a new Caldicott Guardian Manual
See the following page for updates
New Caldicott Guardian Manual
To see the new Caldicott Guardian Manual, please click here
For the new Caldicott Guardian Manual for Social Care, please click here
Job Descriptions, E-bulletin
There is now more information available on job descriptions for Caldicott Guardians in NHS Trusts and Social Care.
Click here
There is information about the Caldicott Guardian Council. Click here
Confidentiality Codes of Practice
Two excellent Codes of Practice, which cover all aspects of confidentiality in relation to patient information, are:
1. Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice
2. Confidentiality: Code of Practice for Health and Social Care in Wales
This is perhaps the best such Code that we are aware of. The content is very user-friendly, clearly set out and straightforward in its approach. It is also concise as well as comprehensive.
Circulars
Useful circulars on the Data Protection Act 1998 and patient information can be found at the Department of Health web site. For HSC 2000/009: Data Protection Act 1998: protection and use of patient information
Data Protection Act 1998
The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has emphasised in his Annual Report the importance of protecting personal data. The Data Protection Act 1998 contains within it provision for the “processing” or management of personal data and how subjects of the data can access it.
For further details of the Act, click here
The Information Commissioner has also produced the following guidance:
"Share Data Properly or Risk Losing Public Confidence"
Information Commissioner view on Patients Records
NHS Caldicott Guardians
Caldicott Guardians are senior staff in the NHS and social services appointed to protect patient information. There is a manual for Caldicott Guardians on the Department of Health web site, although this will be superceded by the new developments mentioned above. Click here and also visit here
Clinical Governance Toolbox
“In consultation with NHS organisations, the NHS Health & Social Care Information Centre has identified a need for portal website for clinical governance information. It is intended for NHS Trust Boards, Trust managers, clinical governance leads and clinical governance professionals.”
The Clinical Governance Toolbox is under review, but you can visit
for further information from the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre.
Social Care
For further information on “Implementing the Caldicott Standard into Social Care” and appointment of "Caldicott Guardians" visit here
More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
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