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This report details the findings of a survey commissioned by the National Data Guardian on the barriers to information sharing to support direct care.
The National Data Guardian (NDG) today publishes a report looking back over Dame Fiona Caldicott's first term of office in the role and to the future
The National Data Guardian has published new guidance to help organisations carry out better public benefit evaluations when they are planning to use, or allow access to, data collected during the delivery of care for planni…
In her latest blog, Dr Nicola Byrne discusses the new National Data Guardian guidance, and how enabling better public benefits evaluations will lead to increased public trust.
The National Data Guardian shares her views on the government's new health and care data strategy: Data Saves Lives: Reshaping Health and Social Care with Data.
This report looks back on the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care's work from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. It also describes her work priorities for 2023-2024.
The National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, discusses the importance of meeting patients' reasonable expectations when innovating with health and care data.
Minutes of the 2021 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Dame Fiona Caldicott welcomes the government response to her Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Out
The National Data Guardian encourages a wide range of people to take part in the consultation about data security and consent/opt-out model.
A tribute to Dame Fiona Caldicott, the first National Data Guardian, whose work over many years leaves a lasting legacy for patients and service users.
National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, welcomes the revised confidentiality guidance for doctors, which comes into force today
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has invited Dame Fiona Caldicott to be the first holder of the statutory office of National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.
An introductory blog from Dr Nicola Byrne, the new National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care in England.
This collection brings together all of the National Data Guardian's annual progress reports.
We have launched a project to explore how people weigh up the benefits and disadvantages of health and social care data sharing for research.
The Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel report raises questions about the preparation for a pilot stage of the care.data programme.
The National Data Guardian (NDG) has published an annual report covering her activities from April 2019 to March 2020.
Register of interests for the panel members of the National Data Guardian (NDG).
Dame Fiona Caldicott welcomes the conclusion of the ICO investigation into data sharing by the Royal Free with DeepMind.
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