NHS England
National data-privacy and information-governance advisory for NHS England
Strongest proof
National privacy-by-design framework · multiple national workstreams
- Sector
- Public Sector · Healthcare / NHS
- Capability
- Information Governance · Data Privacy & DPO
- Geography
- England
- Engagement model
- Strategic & programme advisory
- Evidence
- Named client · Public evidence
At a glance
- Who
- NHS England · Public Sector · Healthcare / NHS
- Why it mattered
- A national health body needed privacy embedded in digital transformation, new care models and national publications.
- IG-Smart's role
- Strategic data-privacy and data-sharing advisory
01The exposure
NHS England leads the NHS in England, including national digital, data and care-model programmes.
National publications and programmes affect patient data at population scale; IG failures carry significant public-trust and regulatory consequences.
02The mandate
Strategic data-privacy and data-sharing advice to senior data and IG leadership across several national programmes.
Commissioned scope
- National data privacy by design and by default framework
- National IG support programme for New Models of Care
- IG review of NHS England publications
- IG programme for the Prime Minister's GP Challenge Fund
03Environment
Organisation context
Describes the client organisation — not the size of IG-Smart's work.
- National body leading the NHS in England
04IG-Smart's approach
- 01
Privacy by design framework
Led development of a national data privacy by design and by default framework.
- 02
New Models of Care
Developed and delivered the national IG support programme for the New Models of Care initiative.
- 03
Publications IG review
Acted as the IG gateway for NHS England publications.
- 04
GP Challenge Fund
Led the end-to-end IG programme for the Prime Minister's GP Challenge Fund.
Engagement phases: Build · Manage · Assure
05Engagement scale
What IG-Smart's work covered
- Multiple national workstreams, including New Models of Care and the Prime Minister's GP Challenge Fund
- National privacy-by-design and publication-governance responsibilities
06What we delivered
- National privacy-by-design framework
- New Models of Care IG support programme
- Publication IG reviews
- GP Challenge Fund IG programme
07Outcome
Engagement result
National privacy-by-design and information-governance mechanisms were developed and applied across significant NHS England workstreams, including support for New Models of Care, publications and the GP Challenge Fund.
08What this demonstrates
Relevant to public bodies and other regulated organisations that need senior information-governance leadership across complex, multi-stakeholder programmes where privacy-by-design, data sharing and governance review need to operate consistently.
09What buyers can verify
Public
- Named client
- Engagement scope
- Deliverable types described
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