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

Remit NIGB 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

Regulation framework NIGB 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