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We are pleased to announce the National Caldicott Guardian in Primary Care Conference. The conference will be chaired and has been produced in association with Christopher Fincken, past Chair and member of, The UK Caldicott Guardian Council, and will include national developments and local case studies in information sharing and the role of the Caldicott Guardian in Primary Care.
The conference aims to bring current and aspiring Caldicott Guardians together to understand current issues and the national context, and to debate and discuss key issues and areas they are facing in practice.
“Even after 23 years since its inception, the Caldicott Principles and Caldicott Guardians (22,000 of them) were still considered valuable and useful today… the Caldicott Principles are an invaluable resource that can provide staff with a common sense approach. Playing an important part in embedding these principles into the work of their organisatons, Caldicott Guardians are often referred to as the conscience of their organisation. They have a deep understanding of how health and care data is different to other data, because in many cases they are clinicians and care providers themselves, and therefore are advocates for patients and service users.”
“All health and care data is collected within a relationship of trust. Maintaining confidentiality is essential for people to feel able to share information with those caring for them; the consequences of not doing so are great.”
"GPs are some of the most trusted healthcare professionals in the NHS, and this trust must extend to the way in which we use information about our patients' health”
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with fellow Caldicott Guardians and those working to improving information sharing in primary care
- Learn from established practice in the delivery of Caldicott Principles in Primary Care
- Understand and reflect on what makes an Excellent Caldicott Guardian in General Practice
- Update your knowledge on national developments
- Understand how to improve awareness of your role and engage the practice team
- Develop your skills in Caldicott Decision Making and using the principles to improve consistency in practice
- Identify key strategies for dealing with difficult issues, leading when things go wrong, and managing ethical decision making
- Reflect on the Caldicott Role in Safeguarding
- Understand the legal issues around GDPR, caldicott decision making including the duty of candour
- Explore information sharing across organisations including the use of Primary Care Network Agreements
- Update your knowledge on key IG issues including responding to subject access requests, and redaction of information
- Preventing and managing inappropriate access to medical records
- Gain advice from established Caldicott Guardians in Primary Care
- Self assess and reflect on your own practice
- Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
