By Ian Brooke
Information governance is all about how to manage and share information appropriately.
The health and social care system is facing significant pressures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In the current circumstances it could be more harmful not to share health and care information than to share it.
Read more guidance from the Information Commissioner, NHS and Scottish Government here.
There is also a helpful blog post from the ICO.
Issue 14 of the Thrive newsletter is available to read here. This edition of Thrive looks at ways to connect people with useful information and support during the current outbreak of COVID-19. In this issue:
You can also view the ‘5 ways to wellbeing whilst staying at home during the Coronavirus’ poster here. This lists helpful sites and phone numbers which can be printed off and displayed.
Volunteer Edinburgh have constantly updating advice for people trying to help out during the pandemic. https://voled.in/covid Being a good neighbour is the best thing that anyone can do right now. Provided you or anyone in your homes does not have symptoms of corona-virus and you are not one of the people in the risk […]
Read more…We’d like to tell you about our new approach to assessing and prioritising calls. Our new approach is already working in your local division and we wanted to make sure you knew what changes you can expect to see. Police Scotland has a new way of assessing calls to its 101 and 999 service that […]
Read more…The Melting Pot – Scotland’s Centre for Social Innovation The Melting Pot have offered the use of their facilities in central Edinburgh – to any organisations that could benefit from it and utilise it during the current outbreak of COVID-19. It’s just a few minutes walk from the main train station, with 3,000 sq ft […]
Read more…Bright Light our charity can help by digital , phone, on line to provide professional confidential counselling /therapy during these challenging times
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COMMUNITY HELP AND ADVICE INITIATIVE (CHAI) Most advice provision has moved to telephone only and most staff are working from home. We maintain a core office staff at Riverside House and retain capacity to see some clients face to face where phone advice is not an option (usually if an interpreter is required, or if […]
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The UK Government published information on the Coronavirus Bill which is due to be introduced on Thursday, 19th March 2020.
Read more…Scotland’s first dedicated mobile communication social enterprise has saved tens of thousands of pounds for the third sector in just six months
Read more…A free monthly gathering at the Leith Community Centre focusing on local development and getting your voice heard.
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