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NIGB. Ethics and Confidentiality Committee Natasha Dunkley NIGB Approvals Manager. NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD. Remit NIGB. Sub-committee of National Information Governance Board

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  1. NIGB Ethics and Confidentiality Committee Natasha Dunkley NIGB Approvals Manager NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

  2. RemitNIGB • Sub-committee of National Information Governance Board • Operates under s251 of NHS Act 2006 and Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 • ADVISORY function • Provides recommendations to SoS • Review of applications to lift common law duty of confidentiality for NHS identifiable data • Favourable recommendation protects discloser from breach of confidence NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

  3. Regulation frameworkNIGB • If access to identifiable data essential... • Activities must be compliant with Data Protection Act 1998 • Evidence pseudonymised information insufficient to meet purpose • Favourable recommendations time-bound • Progressive reduction of identifiable items • Applicants must move towards ‘exit strategy’: • Consent or receipt of pseudonymised data NATIONAL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD

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