Information Governance Training - Level 1

Welcome to our online information governance (IG) training course for healthcare and social care providers. Our online IG training courses are developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the National Health Service (NHS), Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Skills for Care, UK Health and Safety Executive and other professional and regulatory bodies.

This IG e-learning course covers the following:

Introduction to information governance
Why information governance is important
Information requirements for health and social care organisations
The law and standard codes of practice in relation to information governance
The Caldicott Principles for information governance
The role of Caldicott Guardians
Subject access requests under the Data Protection Act
Freedom of Information (FIO) requests
Duty of confidence (the common law duty of confidentiality)
The importance of good quality record keeping
Key principles for information security
Individual responsibilities for information governance
Where to find useful information about information governance (online learning resources)