Healthcare IT News August 19, 2020
The new national data guardian will oversee the collection and use of patient data.
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking a new national data guardian (NDG) to advise and challenge the healthcare system on safeguarding patient data.
The data guardian is expected to represent the interests of patients and the public, ensuring people’s confidential information is kept securely and shared appropriately.
The role is offered at £45,000 per annum, working two to three days per week and will be chosen by a panel including NHSX chief Matthew Gould and deputy director of data and information governance policy, Simon Madden.
WHY IT MATTERS
In 2018, the NDG role was given statutory powers to guide and challenge the health...
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