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Patient Information Advisory Group (PIAG) The
Patient Information Advisory Group was established to provide advice on issues
of national significance involving the use of patient information (data) and to
oversee arrangements created under Section 251 of the NHS Act 2006 (originally
enacted under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001). Section 251
permits the common law duty of confidentiality to be set aside in specific circumstances
for medical purposes. Its membership is drawn from patient groups, healthcare
professionals and regulatory bodies. PIAG meets six times per year.
| Office re-location: The PIAG Secretariat
and NIGB Secretariat have been merged. The PIAG Secretariat are now located at:
New
Kings Beam House, 7th Floor,
22 Upper Ground
London SE1 9BW.
Tel: 020
7633 7011
Email: PIAG@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
Correspondence
sent to Princes Exchange will be forwarded but you should note that this may cause
a delay.
All papers and applications for Section
60 support should be submitted at least a month before the PIAG meeting at which
you wish to be considered. Advice about submitting information to be considered
by the Advisory Group can be obtained by contacting the Secretariat. |
| Date of meetings
2008 | Deadline for applications | | Tuesday
9th September | Friday 8th August | | Monday 20th October | Friday
19th September | | Monday 8th December | Friday 7th November |
NHS Constitution - PIAG response PIAG welcomes the NHS Constitution
and the emphasis it gives to patient confidentiality, including the requirement
on staff to comply with professional codes. PIAG strongly supports the initiative
to increase the numbers of NHS patients participating in clinical trials. With
respect to the proposed future changes to support medical research in the NHS,
PIAG looks forward to working with Departmental colleagues and partner organisations
to consider how in future this major change to support research could be appropriately
implemented both fairly and lawfully. A full response to the NHS constitution
will be given in due course. 18 June 2008 PIAG
Annual report 2006-07 9 May 2008 There are a number of important
changes that applicants need to be aware of and that may be of interest to others.
The changes are:
1) The closure of the Security and Confidentiality Advisory
Group and the transfer of its functions to PIAG.
2) The transfer of the NHS
Central Register from the ONS to the Information Centre for Health & Social
Care and the transfer of approval for using NHSCR now known as the Central Register
(e.g. flagging and tracing) to PIAG as of 1st April 2008.
3) The development
of the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) for regulatory approvals.
4) The establishment of the NIGB and proposed changes to PIAG. More
information about these changes and their implications can be found here (page
revised 31 July 2008) 29 January 2008 3 December2007 - PIAG
draft guidance: Identifying research participants
Consultation on this
draft guidance has now closed: this document is under review, and revised guidance
will be issued in due course. All press
enquiries should be directed to the Department
of Health Press office rather than to members directly. | |
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