PURPOSE

The Secondary Use Data Governance Tool (SUDGT) supports those responsible for data management and information governance across multiple organisations within integrated care systems to understand and clearly articulate how to lawfully access and use data to support secondary use activities.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Strategic

The tool approach provides a useful high-level overview for system leaders to understand governance requirements.

Operational

The tool supports those responsible for information governance, data management and intelligence within integrated care systems to navigate governance processes and implement robust solutions.

 

THE TOOL WILL

Raise awareness of governance requirements and processes, identifying organisational roles and responsibilities across integrated care

Utilise existing legislation to enable organisations to understand exactly what activities they can undertake and what data they will need, how that can be justified, governed, managed and fair processing implemented

Help systems to prepare consistent robust data access applications

Provide helpful templates and resources

THE TOOL WILL NOT

Allow any additional access or linkage of data than is currently legally justifiable
Provide solutions without local interpretation and application
Replace existing information governance arrangements within individual organisations 

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