Team Roles

The team provides advice and support on Information Governance and records issues across the Trust. We also handle specific Subject Access Requests (SAR) and access to records requests, all Freedom of Information requests on behalf of the Trust and undertake the inpatient clinical coding. Our remit covers:

• Access to records (including the courts, deceased patients, police, regulatory bodies, etc.)
• Caldicott Principles
• Care and corporate records (including record-keeping and records management)
• Clinical coding
• Confidentiality
• Data Protection
• Environmental Information Regulations (EIR)
• Freedom of Information (FOI)
• Information Governance (including general enquiries; policies, procedures and guidance; etc.)
• Information incidents and breaches
• Information risk management
• Information security
• Information sharing
• Subject Access Requests (SAR) from individuals and/or their authorised representatives
• Training

We are part of the Informatics Services.

The majority of our staff are currently continuing to work remotely from home in light of the Covid-19 situation.

When working on site, the team are based in the V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 1PJ

Those staff still working on site in the Mid Mersey Division are based in the portacabin (located behind The Pavilion) at Hollins Park Hospital, Warrington.

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