Information Governance (IG)

All NHS providers, including community pharmacies need to provide information governance assurances around data protection to the NHS on an annual basis.

There are TWO action points:

Please go to PSNC Data Security and Protection Toolkit for information to complete your annual return.

As stated in the Community Pharmacy GDPR Working Party GDPR guidance and materials, it is important that contractors register with the ICO as a data controller, as well as providing details of their pharmacy’s Data Protection Officer (DPO).