Information Governance Training
Set out how to handle personal and sensitive information lawfully, with a focus on confidentiality duties across health and social care.
- CPD Accredited
What this course covers
Information governance sets out how organisations must handle personal and sensitive data lawfully, securely and in line with recognised good practice. This programme was commissioned to support staff working with client information in NHS and health and social care settings, covering data protection principles and confidentiality obligations.
Learners cover the correct procedures for storing, sharing and disposing of personal data, along with the consequences of getting it wrong. The course applies equally to local authorities and any organisation that handles clients' personal information.
Skills you'll walk away with
- Explain the key principles of information governance
- Identify data protection law requirements for client information
- Recognise categories of personal and sensitive data
- Apply correct procedures for storing and sharing data
- Apply confidentiality principles in daily decisions
- Identify consequences of information governance failures
Designed with these roles in mind
- NHS and health and social care staff
- Local authority employees
- Anyone working with clients' personal information
Modules included
7 short lessons that build sequentially. Learners can pause and resume at any point on any device.
- 01 Introduction to information governance
- 02 Data protection law: key principles
- 03 Categories of personal and sensitive data
- 04 Confidentiality and duty of care obligations
- 05 Storing, sharing and disposing of data securely
- 06 Consequences of information governance failures
- 07 Interactive scenarios and skill checks
How competence is checked
Interactive scenarios run throughout the course, leading to a final assessment before the certificate is issued.
What learners receive
Learners receive an instant, CPD-accredited certificate on successful completion of the course.
Aligned with
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
- Data Protection Act 2018
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