Information Governance Training

Welcome to Ad Vitam Learning's online information governance training course. This information governance e-learning course was developed to meet the required learning outcomes in the Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommendations for health and social care providers.

Course aims and objectives

• To provide the learner with a clear understanding of the legislation regarding Data Protection and Information Governance
• Provide an awareness of how to handle safe and sensitive information
• Provide essential tips on how to keep information safe in practice
• To provide essential information governance training resources in an engaging and meaningful way
• To provide a FREE blended learning environment that is available to all individuals and businesses

What is covered in this online course?

• Introduction to information governance
• Why information governance is important
• Information requirements for health and social care organisations
• The law and standard codes of practice in relation to information governance
• The Caldicott Principles for information governance
• The role of Caldicott Guardians
• Subject access requests under the Data Protection Act
• Freedom of Information (FIO) requests
• Duty of confidence (the common law duty of confidentiality)
• The importance of good quality record keeping
• Key principles for information security
• Individual responsibilities for information governance
• Where to find useful information about information governance (online learning resources)

Assessment and certification

At the end of this information governance training course, learners will be required to complete an online assessment. On successful completion of the knowledge test (80% pass mark), learners will be able to download a FREE CPD certificate that is valid for one year.

Course accreditation

The content of this information governance training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Course duration

It will take approximately 45 to 90 minutes to complete this information governance e-learning course. The length of time to complete the course depends on the following:

• your prior knowledge and experience about information governance
• how quickly you can study and absorb the learning materials
• how much you can pace yourself once started

You are in full control of how long it takes to complete this information governance course. You can go through the course in one sitting, or pause and come back later. Your progress will be recorded throughout and you will be able to start where you previously left off.

You can revise the online learning materials as many times as you like. Even after completing this information governance course successfully (and obtaining your CPD) certificate, you will still have access to your learning materials for 365 days.

Ad Vitam Learning’s information governance e-Learning course should be completed by all healthcare and social care staff. This includes unpaid and voluntary staff working in NHS and private hospitals, locum doctors, locum allied health professionals, agency nurses and healthcare assistants. This online information governance course is also relevant for health and social care support workers, including charities, nursing and residential home staff

This information governance e-learning course can be taken as a standalone CPD course or as part of our online information governance training package or the wider online candidate mandatory training courses.

This online information governance training course covers the main points relating to Data Protection, the Caldicott Principles and Confidentiality. It has additional online learning resources that provide more details for learners to refer to during the course and in practice.

• pc
• laptop
• tablet
• smartphone
• access to the internet

• 2 cpd credits/points
• certificate in information governance

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