Webcast: Integrating Health and Social Care: blending information, processes and technologies in partnerships

21st Sept 2016  Time: 11:00am Watch the webcast: Integrating Health and Social Care: blending information, processes and technologies in partnerships  Since April 2016, NHS and local authorities across Scotland have been working towards the integrated provision of health and social care within their territorial areas and over 30 partnerships have been set up already for this […]

BCS Information Governance Webcasts

Series of Information Governance Webcasts This series of webcast is focused on arising topics of interests for organisations and practitioners finding the balance between extracting value from information and reducing information risks. This series Information Governance (IG) lectures involves more than the traditional records management topics, incorporating information security and data protection, privacy, compliance, information […]

UK government confirms that GDPR will be implemented

UK government confirms that GDPR will be implemented The government has confirmed that the UK will implement the General Data Protection Regulation. The Secretary of State Karen Bradley MP told the Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee: “We will be members of the EU in 2018 and therefore it would be expected and quite normal […]

Health & Social Care Information Sharing Strategic Framework

The focus of this Information Sharing Strategic Framework is on sharing information in support of people’s interactions with care services. Information sharing, to meet the needs of people, practitioners and organisations, is essential to support Scotland’s commitment to integrated, person-centred care, across adult and children’s services.  

IS Toolkit launched

The IS Toolkit for Scotland has been launched after cross-sectoral consultation with healthcare, police, government and education. The toolkit has been endorsed by the Information Sharing Board and the ICO, and ratified at the Data Management Board.