Common use of Information Sharing and Data Handling Clause in Contracts

Information Sharing and Data Handling. 13.1 The Parties agree to be bound by the Data Sharing Protocol and to continuance of the existing agreement to use the Scottish Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (SASPI), in respect of Information Sharing. 13.2 The Argyll & Bute Integration Joint Board will confirm their commitment to the Data Sharing Protocol and the Information Sharing Agreement and will be able to comment on the data and information sharing arrangements and associated procedures. 13.3 The Chief Officer will ensure appropriate arrangements are in place in respect of information governance and the requirements of the Information Commissioner’s Office. 13.4 All staff managed within the Partnership will be contractually required to comply with the data confidentiality policies of their employing organisations and the requirements of the Data Sharing Protocol that is agreed by the Argyll & Bute Integration Joint Board. 13.5 The Parties will establish a Data and Information Group to agree a high-level information sharing agreement. The existing Data Sharing Agreement in place between NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council will be developed to reflect the new Integration Joint Board arrangements and be implemented by the 31st March 2015. 13.6 With regard to individually identifiable material, data will be held in both electronic and paper formats and only be accessed by authorised staff, in order to provide the patient or service user with the appropriate service. In order to provide fully integrated services it may be necessary to share information within the Partnership and with external agencies, where this is the case the Partnership will seek the consent of the service user for the sharing of data, unless a statutory requirement exists. In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Partnership will always ensure that personal data it processes will be handled fairly, lawfully and within justification. 13.7 In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1988, the Partnership will ensure that any personal data that it holds will be processed in line with the Data Protection Principles contained within Schedule 1 of the Act.