Professional support

An important message to Caldicott Guardians is that you are not alone.

It is unrealistic to expect that every small organisation will have wide-ranging expertise in every aspect of information governance. Getting legal advice might put an unreasonable strain on hard-pressed budgets. However, help is often available: for example, the Caldicott Guardian in a GP practice in England may be able to access local support from its Clinical Commissioning Group or Commissioning Support Unit.

In some cases, there may be a problem without a “right” answer. In such circumstances the UKCGC stands ready to use its members’ experience to offer advice.