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NHS-HE Forum
IG Working Group update
Trevor Peacock, 24th November 2020

2.
About the IG Working Group
• Formed in 2013 – when IG Toolkit was introduced for S251
• Primarily those involved in research using NHS data
• Members are at all stages: beginner to expert
• Good engagement with NHS Digital and the HRA
• ~4 meetings per year, plus active mailing list
• 127 members, 36 universities / research organisations (Jun ‘20)
https://community.jisc.ac.uk/groups/nhs-he-forum-connectivity-
project/article/nhs-he-information-governance-working-group

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7th July meeting
• Commissioning a secure cloud environment
• Simon Parker CRUK
• Resuming audits while working remotely
• John Fox, NHS Digital
• Developing a set of use-cases, collaboration between
• IG Working Group
• Secure Data Access Professionals
• Health Research IG Group

4.
October meeting
• Planning for March 31st COPI end date
• Alex Bailey, MRC Regulatory Support Centre
• Information asset registers
• David Stone, Kaleidoscope Consultants
• Guidance for new starters
• Yannis Kotrotsios, CRUK

5.
Plans for the group
• Hold a ’Real’ meeting as soon as we can
• More frequent and focused virtual meetings
• Let the email list guide meeting content
• Build on our good working relationship with NHS Digital
• Welcome those at all stages in the IG journey

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Plans for our next meeting
• Late January
• Hope to focus on IGARD / DARS
• Requirements for cloud
• May have to focus on implications of Brexit