The members of the National Information Governance Board follow a code of practice (PDF, 38Kb).

Members with * on their names have been re-appointed by the Appointments Commission in September 2010 for a new term of office.

Chair:

Harry Cayton

Harry Cayton OBE was appointed chair of the statutory NIGB by the Appointments Commission in 2008. He has been chief executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) since August 2007. He was formerly National Director for Patients and the Public at the Department of Health. From 1992 to 2003 he was chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society and from 1981-1992 Director of the National Deaf Children's Society. Harry was chair of the Care Record Development Board from 2004 until it closed in summer 2007 and also chaired a Ministerial Taskforce on the Summary Care Record in 2006. Harry is an advisor to both Macmillan Cancer Support and The Health Foundation and is a trustee of both Comic Relief and the Friends of Alzheimer's Disease International.

Deputy Chair:

Della Cannings*

Della M Cannings QPM FRSA BSc MIoD is the Chairman of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Della was born in Exeter, Devon and is a graduate in Mathematical Studies from the University of Bath. Ms Cannings was Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police 2002 – 2007. She currently undertakes consultancy work and is a trained assessor, and is also a keen gardener, traveller and photographer.

Appointed Members

Edward Briffa*

Edward Briffa is Head of Learning at BMJ Publishing and has a background in online medical education, online broadcasting and TV production.

Rodney Brooke*

Sir Rodney Brooke CBE DL is Chair of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and a former member of the General Medical Council. He was Chair of the General Social Care Council until October 2008. Rodney is a solicitor, a director of Capacitybuilders, a trustee of the Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation, the RNID, the Internet Watch Foundation and the Tavistock Institute. He has been Chief Executive of West Yorkshire County and Westminster City Councils and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and Chair of the Bradford Health Authority.

Wayne Cleghorn*

Wayne Cleghorn, L.LM., is a Solicitor and the Data Protection Officer for South Gloucestershire Council. He specialises in data protection, privacy, information law, information technology law and aspects of intellectual property law. He also has a professional interest in corporate governance, public law and human rights. His experience includes public and private sector legal services. He is a member of the British Computer Society.

Penny Hill*

Penny Hill is currently on secondment with the National Information Centre for Health and Social Care, supporting the work of the National Strategic Improving Information Programme for Social Care. This includes the development of information standards for social care, the revision of social care record guidance, and the co-ordination information developments across a range of policy initiatives, such as personalisation, common assessment, and closer integration with health. Her previous post was that of Information Strategy Manager for Social Care in Warwickshire. She has a wealth of experience in Information Governance and Information Management for Social Care, and has a particular interest in Information Sharing.

Nadeem Khan*

Dr Nadeem Khan is Divisional Manager/Associate Director (Research and Development) at UCLH Foundation Trust and is a trustee for a learning disabilities charity. He has previously worked in primary care (strategy and service development), as a consultant with the National Screening Committee (NSC) and in academia. Nadeem has led collaborative projects with neuropathology centres as part of Brain Net Europe and currently lectures in neurosciences at London University with continuing research interests in adult-onset dementias.

Hilary Newiss

Hilary Newiss qualified as a solicitor and was a Partner in Denton Hall until 1999 specialising in intellectual property, including confidential information and data protection. She is a former member of the Human Genetics Commission, the Royal Society Working Party Report on Intellectual Property ("Open Science"), the Intellectual Property Advisory Committee and the Ethics and Governance Council of Biobank UK. She is currently a Trustee of the Roslin Foundation, a member of the Advisory panel on Public Sector Information and Deputy Chair of the Appeals Committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

Sylvia Rothschild*

Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild took a degree in psychology at Manchester University and worked for a mental health charity in a therapeutic community, and for a London Borough in adult psychiatric care. She was ordained as a Rabbi in 1987 by the Leo Baeck College and has worked as a community Rabbi ever since. Rabbi Rothschild has continued her interest in medical and community ethics, sitting on a Research Ethics Committee and a local standards committee. She was Chair of the Assembly of Rabbis, and has edited and contributed to books and periodicals on subjects ranging from theology to prayer to ethical matters.

Michael Wilks

Dr Michael Wilks is a forensic physician working in London. He worked as a GP in London between 1977 and 1992. He chaired the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee from 1997 to 2006, and its Representative Body from 2004 to 2007. He is currently President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME). He is Chairman of the Trustees of the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPt), a leading provider of addiction treatment in UK prisons.

Andrew Harris

Dr Andrew Harris began his NHS career as a paediatrician, and has a wide range of NHS appointments including being a GP, medical director, Director of Clinical Governance, and Consultant in Public Health. Andrew was admitted as a barrister and more recently transferred to practice as a consulting solicitor with an interest in health law, on which he writes. He runs his own consultancy business, specialising in NHS governance, mediation and legal research. Andrew is also currently an Assistant Deputy Coroner for London Inner South. Andrew is the Chair of the Ethics and Confidentiality Committee.

Representative members:

Allied Health Professions Federation - Gareth Beatty

Gareth Beatty qualified as a Podiatrist in 1984 and has worked for the NHS eversince, in a range of posts from domestic porter and nursing auxiliary to his currentrole as the Clinical Governance facilitator at NHS Richmond. His first professional post was at Guy's Hospital before moving to NHS Richmond. He has been the accredited staffside representative for The Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists, and is the chair for the Partnership Forum for Industrial Relations at NHS Richmond.

The NHS Confederation - Frances Blunden

Frances Blunden is senior policy manager at the NHS Confederation, leading work on informatics (including the National Programme for IT and information governance), regulation, and patient and public engagement. The NHS Confederation is the only independent membership body for the full range of organisations that make up today's NHS, representing over 95 per cent of NHS organisations and a number of independent healthcare providers. Frances has a background in policy and research in health and related areas, and was previously principal policy adviser on health issues at Which?.

The British Medical Association - Tony Calland

Dr Tony Calland is a retired general practitioner who worked on the Welsh border for 34 years. He has been a non executive director of Gwent Health Authority and also Chairman of three major BMA committees including currently the Medical Ethics committee . He was part of the BMA GP team which negotiated the new GP contract in 2003. He has an interest in information governance and is involved in these matters in England and in Wales.

The Academy of Medical Sciences - Carol Dezateux

Professor Carol Dezateux is a clinical professor of paediatric epidemiology and directs the MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health at the UCL Institute of Child Health, London. She is an honorary consultant paediatrician at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children NHS Trust. Her research addresses early life influences on child health and the effectiveness of clinical and public health strategies to improve the health and well-being of children and the adults they will become. Carol was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2006 and in 2010 was awarded a CBE for services to science.

The Royal College of Nursing - Liz Fradd

Elizabeth is an independent health service adviser and a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. Until April 2004 she was the Nurse Director and lead Director for the Review and Inspection Programme in the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI). Prior to this appointment she was Assistant Chief Nurse in the Department of Health. Her current portfolio of work includes commissioned independent reviews, the delivery of innovative development programmes and the mentoring of senior personnel.

The UK Council for Caldicott Guardians - Stephen Hinde

Stephen is the Head of Information Governance and the Group Caldicott Guardian for the Bupa Group and is a member of the Board's Information Governance Executive Committee. Stephen is the past Chairman of the UK Council of Caldicott Guardians, and of the Data Protection Panel of the Association of British Insurers, Chairman of the Confidentiality Working Group of the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, and Chairman of the Private Medical Insurance Companies Confidentiality Forum. Stephen also represents the Independent Sector on the NHS Scotland Information Governance Network.

The Local Government Association - Andrew Cozens

Andrew Cozens CBE is Strategic Adviser (Children, Adults and Health Services) for the Improvement and Development Agency for local government and a member of its Executive Leadership Team. In this role he advises central and local government and partner agencies in relation to children's services, adult social care, public health and local government's relationship with the NHS. He also is the LGA Group's Strategic Lead for Adult Social Care, managing the whole Group's activity in this area. He also oversees the Agency's work on culture and sport, and its relationship with the Centre for Public Scrutiny. Before joining IDeA in 2006, he spent ten years as director of social services in Gloucestershire and Leicester City. He also was Deputy Chief Executive for Leicester City Council from 2001-5. He was President of the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) in 2003/4.

The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services - Sally Taber

Sally Taber has worked in the independent sector for 20 years. She has been the Director of Nursing at the Independent London Bridge Hospital, and an advisor tothe Royal College of Nursing. She originally qualified as a Registered General Nurse in London and is also a qualified midwife. After a period working abroad, she specialised in renal nursing and pioneered the role of transplant co-ordinator in the renal field. She became the Secretary of the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association and is currently the Director of Independent Healthcare Advisory Services Ltd (IHAS).

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges - Iona Heath

Iona Heath worked as an inner city general practitioner at the Caversham Group Practice in Kentish Town in London from 1975 until 2010.   She has been a nationally elected member of the Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners since 1989 and chaired the College’s Committee on Medical Ethics from 1998 to 2004 and the International Committee from 2006 to 2009. She is currently President of the Royal College of General Practitioners having been elected for a three year term from November 2009. She has been a member of the WONCA (the world organisation of family doctors) world executive since 2007.  

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services – Terry Dafter

Terry is currently Director of Adult Social Care in Stockport a post he has held for around 18 months. Previously he held a number of senior positions in Stockport and Bury councils. He started his career as a social worker in Manchester and eventually specialised in mental health services. He is the North West lead for mental health and autism and is also a member of ADASS IMG with a specific interest in the use of technology to support personalisation. Originally from the West Country he now lives in Manchester with his wife and three children.

Corresponding advisors:

The Medical Protection Society - Nick Clements

Dr Nick Clements has worked in the NHS for 10 years, first as a GP and then as a full time medical adviser to the Benefits Agency. Nick joined the Medical Protection Society as a Medicolegal Adviser in 1996, providing medicolegal advice and representation to the doctors from the Leeds office of MPS. He completed an LLB in 1998 and was granted Fellowship of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians in 2008. Nick currently works as the Head of Medical Services (Leeds).

Strategic Health Authority Chief Information Officers Council – Tad Matus

Tad Matus is the Chief Information Officer for NHS South East Coast. In this role he is one the 10 SHA CIOs that cover the NHS in England, and is responsible for technology based innovation and the National Programme for IT across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. From a background in organisational psychology his career has centred on clinical and management decision making in the NHS, from research, consultancy and then direct management perspectives.

Ministry of Defence - Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis QHS

Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis QHS is Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Health). He qualified in Medicine in 1977, thereafter joining the Royal Navy. He trained as a Radiologist, was accredited Consultant in 1990, appointed to RNH Haslar and promoted to Surgeon Commander. He was appointed Defence Consultant Adviser in Radiology 1995–2002 and was promoted to Surgeon Captain in 1999. He also served as an Executive Director of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. He was promoted to Surgeon Commodore in 2005, and was Director of Medical Policy in the Defence Medical Service Department in MOD. He was appointed Honorary Surgeon to Her Majesty the Queen in 2006.

The General Medical Council - Jane O'Brien

Jane joined the GMC in 1990, becoming head of the Standards & Ethics team in 1995, and Assistant Director in the Standards & Fitness to Practise Directorate in 2006. Jane is responsible for the development of GMC policy and guidance on standards of professional conduct and medical ethics and she has worked on a number of publications for the GMC. Other key areas of focus include professional standards on consent, confidentiality and withholding and withdrawing lifeprolonging treatment.

The Royal College of Midwives - Jeanne Tarrant

Jeanne qualified as a nurse in 1990 and as a midwife in 1993. Jeanne worked at University College London Hospitals where she was talent spotted by the Royal College of Midwives. She was seconded to the RCM in 2001 as a part time trade union officer/professional advisor while still working at UCLH. In early 2008, Jeanne joined the RCM full time as a team manager for the North of England.

Regular observers:

Information Commissioner's Officer

The Information Commissioner’s Office send different representatives to every Board meeting.

NHS Scotland - Kim Kingan

Kim Kingan is the Information Governance Lead within the eHealth Directorate of Scottish Government Health Department, where her role is to provide advice on information governance to Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Government Health Department. Kim is interested in patients rights and is a member of the Health Rights Information Scotland Steering Group. Health Rights Information Scotland produces clear, accurate, and up to date information for patients about their rights, how to use NHS Scotland services, and what they can expect from the NHS.

National Information Governance Advisory Board (NIGAG), Wales

NIGAG send different representatives to every Board meeting.

Department for Education – Paul Bailey

Paul has worked as an information architect within the Education sector for three years, firstly at Ofsted, and now the Department for Education. His responsibilities include maintaining an information architecture to support the development of information standards within the education sector in order to support information interoperability and meet business need.