Issue - meetings

To approve the appointment of NHS Grampian’s Information Governance Lead (Roohi Bains) as the Data Protection Officer for the Integration Joint Board and instruct the interim Chief Officer to make the necessary arrangements with NHS Grampian.

The Board had before it a report by Alan Thomson (Governance, ACC) which advised of the need to appoint a Data Protection Officer for the IJB.

The report recommended:-

That the Board approve the appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the Integration Joint Board and instruct the Chief Officer to make the necessary arrangements with the relevant Partner.

Martin Allan (Business Manager, ACHSCP) advised that NHS Grampian had offered to provide DPO services to the IJB and proposed that its Information Governance Lead be appointed as the IJB’s DPO.

Thereafter there were questions and comments on (1) the provisions within the Integration Scheme which set out that both Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian would provide services and administrative support to the IJB, which would include DPO services; and (2) the arrangements for the DPO to report to the Board and/or Audit and Performance Systems Committee.

The Board resolved

To approve the appointment of NHS Grampian’s Information Governance Lead (Roohi Bains) as the Data Protection Officer for the Integration Joint Board and instruct the interim Chief Officer to make the necessary arrangements with NHS Grampian.