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Have you submitted evidence

for your Welsh Information

Governance Toolkit?

Community Pharmacy Wales, the Welsh Government and the
contracting Health Boards have given community pharmacies
until 30th June 2024 to complete the new Welsh Information
Governance Toolkit (WIGTK). The new toolkit includes elements
which will support Welsh pharmacies in preparing for the rollout
of electronic prescriptions.

What do I need to know?

The IG Toolkit is a mandatory self-assessment tool that allows
organisations to assess their compliance with national Information
Governance standards and legislation. Its goal is to determine
whether information within the organisation is handled and protected
appropriately.
The assessment helps identify areas for improvement and informs the
organisation's Information Governance Action Plan. Additionally, it offers
reassurance to staff, patients, and other healthcare organisations that
their information is processed securely.

We’ve got the tools to help you.

We have provided a navigation tool to help you work through
the various elements of evidence which you can access via
www.numarknet.com/igwales
A data breach can result in significant damage to a business
and the teams involved.

Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd £275,000 reduced WALES
to £97,000 after successful appeal.

In 2020 the ICO initially fined Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd £275,000 for
failure to keep sensitive information on paper based records safe and
secure. The documents included names, addresses, dates of birth, NHS
numbers, medical information and prescriptions belonging to an unknown
number of people were kept in unlocked containers at the back of the
premises and had been damaged by water ingress .
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1 https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2019/london-
pharmacy-fined-after-careless-storage-patient-data_en

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