To maintain information handling standards in the organisation staff should be provided with appropriate training on information governance.
Appropriate IG training has been identified that includes induction for new starters.
Responsibility for arranging appropriate IG training for all staff has been assigned to a named individual.
Appropriate basic IG training has been identified for all staff including new starters, and additional training has been identified for key staff groups.
Basic IG training is provided to all new starters as part of their induction.
All staff members have completed or are in the process of completing IG training. Training needs are regularly reviewed and re-evaluated when necessary.
All staff including locum, temporary, volunteer, student and contract staff members have completed or are in the process of completing basic IG training.
The training needs of staff is assessed to ensure that the basic training provided is sufficient and staff in key roles are provided with additional training when required which may be provided through the NHS IG Training Tool or by other means.
Action is taken to test and follow up staff understanding of IG and additional support is provided where needs are identified. Training provision is regularly reviewed.
Providing staff with IG training does not provide sufficient assurance that they have understood their IG responsibilities. Therefore, compliance checks and routine monitoring is undertaken to test staff understanding and to ensure procedures are being complied with, where necessary, actions are taken.
Latest Information Governance Review meeting (See spot checks.)
Where necessary, any staff member requiring assistance should be supported to increase their understanding of and adherence to IG best practice.
This was not necessary on this occasion: Latest Information Governance Review meeting (See spot checks.)