The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Make sure you’re info secure
All staff are reminded they should ensure they have completed the NHS Lanarkshire Safe Information Handling Awareness module on LearnPro.
The module explores our duty to keep personal and confidential information safe and secure.
Information governance manager Michelle Nobes said: “It is the responsibility of every member of NHS Lanarkshire staff to protect the information we hold.
“It is a criminal offence to access personal information, such as patient records, inappropriately. There have already been several cases in England where health employees have been fined for accessing health records without a valid reason to do so.
“To make sure you understand your rights and responsibilities and to ensure you don’t break Data Protection laws we would encourage everyone to complete the module.”
The module is compulsory for all staff and only takes a few minutes to complete.
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