Information Governance
Information Governance (IG) is to do with the way organisations process or handle information. It covers personal information, relating to patients/service users and employees and corporate information such as financial and accounting records. It allows organisations and individuals to ensure that personal information is handled legally, securely, efficiently and effectively in order to support delivery of the best possible care. It provides a framework to bring together all the rules, whether legal or simply best practice, that apply to the handling of information.
Information Governance