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Information Governance and Security

A robust corporate governance structure underpins all that NHS Fife does, leading and directing the organisation to deliver safe, effective services in a caring and compassionate environment. We do this in a way that is responsive to the changing needs of patients and service users.

  • Data Protection
  • Primary Care Data Protection

 

 

The governance structure highlights NHS Fife’s key principles and provides a basis for all strategies and plans, enabling processes essential to effective decision-making, meeting the Board’s objectives and ensuring right outcomes are delivered.

NHS Fife’s Governance body is committed towards continuous improvement, through a process of evaluation and review.

 

Senior Information Risk Office (SIRO)

NHS Fife's Senior Information Risk Office (SIRO) is Margo McGurk, Director of Finance & Strategy. The role supports implementation of international / government standards for information management and security.

SIRO Responsibilities include:

     Ultimate accountability for assurance of information security across the organisation

     Championing information security at Board level

     Owning corporate policy on information security

     Providing an annual statement on the security of information assets for the annual  Governance Statement (as part of the year-end audit process)

For further information, please email: Data Protection Office.


Margaret Guthrie
Data Protection Officer
NHS Fife
Lynebank Hospital
Halbeath Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8JH


 

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Last Updated: 07 January 2021
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